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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (182543)2/27/2006 11:04:40 AM
From: neolib  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
Are you nuts? Why would you think such a horrible place would be a good idea?

I don't think its a good idea.

Those who don't want and love their infants will get rid of them, as they used to do

That is what they do in Rio.

Before NZ brought in the big welfarism of the 1980s and 1990s, child killing was near-zero.

and

Neither is necessary, as we had in NZ for decades in the early 20th century before welfarism got going.

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The cause is welfarism in NZ. Get rid of that and the problem goes away because people will adopt abandoned/unwanted infants who won't come with a ticket around their neck entitling the possessor to taxpayer funds.

I'm less sure of the cause. Some of the change is simply that we are not in the early 20'th century anymore. Life seems a bit grittier. I do agree that there is some incentive for marginal folks to get on the kid care gravy train, without actually caring about the kids. We have had a few such well known cases here in the USA as well.

But what you are ignoring is that many of the kids can't get reasonable homes. People like to adopt babies. Not abused 8-year olds. By the time the state steps in and removes kids from abusive parents, the kids are often past the point of making nice adoption material. So what to do?
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