Well, I guess the Duggar kids make up for the infertile couples in America that have no children. If you look at it that way then energy use might not concern you so much. Our political leaders should be more active in energy conservation.

Don’t worry they are working on that plus a lot more. They are working on regulating dust, water that is not navigated {ie puddles on your property}, your light bulbs {must buy CFL by 2014}, toilet, and soon your health. The soft tyranny that you seem to be yearning for is here and getting more oppressive, what next?

How many children any family has is their business, not the rest of the world . By the way, your numbers are off. Mom and Dad Duggar have NINETEEN children, not 18. Add a second grandchild and by your counting methods, they will have 21. PRAISE THE LORD FOR EVERY ONE OF THEM. “Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord.”

Exactly! It’s their business how large or small their family is…at least they are raising their children to be upright, moral individuals. That’s what counts. I agree we should take care of the earth, but it like everything else will be gone one day. In the end what will matter most, the conditon of the earth, or the condition of the soul? Just goes to show where mankind’s priorites lie nowadays.

And if they had not landed the TLC program, would they have been able to provide for 19 children? It seems to me that they continue to have babies is monetary. They certainly would not have been able to give their children all that they have without the money from the TV program. I think it is disgusting. Like Kate + eight – it’s for the money and all that the program brings them. I’ll bet they are millionaires just for the shear fact of bearing children and they like it. Let them work like the rest of us and they wouldn’t be able to afford 19 children.

I would hate to think the money is why they are having so many children. We had four-with the oldest under 5-and it was not easy at all. It was an awful lot of work. Also, this cannot be good for Michelle’s body. I remember reading it takes 2 years to bounce back. She has also had a couple c sections, I think. I can’t believe a reputable doctor wouldn’t suggest a little break. They do support their family, and are frugal with clothing and food purchases.

It’s not just their business because every taxpaying American is paying for their 19 tax deductions for their kids. And subsidizing their health care, because on most health care plans, you pay the “family” rate regardless of how many kids you have. So everyone else on their health care plan is paying higher rates because the Duggars have so many kids they’re not paying extra for.

hey, you need to get your facts straight. there is a maximum of $6,000 depending on your income and family status. so mr duggar isn’t receiving $18,000 (none to josh) and if you have children, you pay per office visit and incidence. as I’ve witnessed, the duggars over the seven years I’ve watched them on tv have never had an emergency room visit for any child except for recent josie and frankly I’ve never seen them taken to the doctor for any reason(they definately would use that as a opportunity to film). and if you compare that with all the multiples being born daily and draining the insurance system for atleast the first 2 years or more because of their premature status, then the money the duggars pay in to medical insurance is far more than they are receiving. you will find any reason not to agree with their freedom of choice, isn’t that what your types call abortion?

The Duggars had fourteen children before they were every on TV, and then it was just supposed to be a one-time one hour show, “Kids by the Dozen.” So, I doubt they decided to have 5 more children thinking that it would bring TLC back with the cameras. There are many, many of these “Quiverfull” families and none of them have TV shows and seem to be doing OK, if not quite as prosperous as the Duggars are now. I think they have ideological reasons for having these children, not monetary. And if Jim Bob is a good enough businessman running his commercial real-estate business, why should they have to work hard like the rest of us? They live frugally, including buying secondhand clothing and shoes, shopping for groceries at a super discount store, almost never go out to eat at resturants and they are able to repair their own vehicles and do some household repairs. And as for them being millionaires for the sheer fact that they have had so many children, I cannot help to compare this to professional athletes that earn so much money because they can throw or hit a ball of some sort. Whey don’t they get a job like the rest of us?

Every taxpaying American is not paying for their 19 children through tax deductions. No money is coming to them from other taxpayers. They are simply allowed to keep more of their own money. The money they make is not mine and I don’t deserve it. And as far as their health plan, the last I read is they are not on a traditional health insurance plan and don’t pay premiums so they are not effecting others payments. I would say, however, that if they chose to join a traditional health plan, that they would be good risks; none of them smoke, drink alcohol, and most of them are trim, and if the girls follow in their mom’s genetic footsteps, the insurance plan would not have to pay for infertility treatments which I understand can be quite expensive.

Congratulations to the Duggars for doing their part to increase the atmospheric concentration of the Gas Of Life, CO2, which had declined to near plant starvation levels before the industrial revolution. This increased level of CO2 has caused food bearing plants in Ethiopia to grow more easily, thereby feeding hungry Ethiopians.