Paul:We need less big government, but we need the govt to tell us how many kids poor people can have

Of course the Tea Party hypocrisy continues.

Just read this article and a quote from Rand Paul that read ""Maybe we have to say 'enough's enough, you shouldn't be having kids after a certain amount,'" Paul told the business group at one point.

Isn't this the guy who wants the government to stop intruding on our lives? But he wants the government to tell you how many kids you may have?

Is it just me or is there quite a bit of hypocrisy there? Am I reading this wrong?

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edit: this thread, to me, really isn't about single mothers and welfare, etc....it's more about the hypocrisy of folks that want small government, then want laws on women's bodies and maybe a law or two telling you how many kids people can have. The hypocrisy drives me nuts!

 

Meanwhile the rest of the Republicans want the government to force women to have kids that they don't want!

 

...and then when they DO have them....they don't want the government helping to feed the kids that she didn't want in the first place.

IDK

 

You know, this was all addressed decades ago in the Clinton era welfare reforms, also known as the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. There is a work requirement and there are short lifetime benefit limits among other measures designed to discourage unemployed unmarried motherhood. Having additional children no longer adds to and extends their benefits. Hasn't for a long time. Paul should know this.