DEFRAUDING THE IRS

This is an aside from what I usually enjoy writing about, but it seems to me that it is as much a part of the defense of our country as anything else. If only because spending as much money as this country spends it affects everything from the price of goods and services to long term interest rates for home buyers and the like.
What I am writing about is the child tax credit, which can give people as much as $5000.00 in their tax refund. This is alright I suppose if you are trying to get people to have more children, but with the carrying capacity of the planet being serious under stress and near collapse, perhaps we should be giving not children tax credits for those who refrain from adding to the population. In addition, I think that the practice of selling children to other people for use on their taxes should be seriously addressed. I was amazed that women can basically sell their children, through the practice of allowing other people to claim them on their returns to get the tax credit and the mother is paid a portion of this refund for helping the person get the extra money from the IRS.
Is this practice legal and if it is not how can people do it so blatantly and get away with it. This money should not go to anyone who does not rightfully deserve it and if these people are able to claim these children then they should be required by law to put themselves down as parents and pay child support for the children that they are claiming. I for one believe that the government knows of this practice and chooses to ignore the obvious fraud implicit in the act of claiming someone who is not, their child. I believe it has more to do with the politics of who is getting the tax credits and the desire to have this group continue to vote for those currently in power.
While their has been some reform in the welfare system it would seem that much more should be done, as the cycle of poverty continues. There must be a better way to assist those who need it, and prevent deception and fraud from occurring not only in this system, but in the IRS system as well. We should be after everyone, the corporate crooks as well as the small time crooks, for they all cost us money in the short and long runs. Attention to this practice should be addressed and corrected before we not only destroy the Social Security system, but the tax and welfare systems as well!
Daniel Carvel Kepler