According to a Charlotte Observer story from January 11, in 1994, Dr. Dean said he opposed the child tax credit because “…at a time when population control is a major issue in the world that is not a good idea.”

Yes, the state must continue to maintain high tax rates on families to discourage those families from having children. Of course, support for reducing the number of human beings is a one of the left’s main goals. For example, Martin Luther King embraced “family planing” and even enthusiasticly accepted Planned Parenthood’s Margaret Sanger award , even though the Planned Parenthood founder devoted much of her life to reducing the black population.