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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!
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To: Grainne who wrote (17925)3/7/1998 7:10:00 PM
From: Jack Clarke  Read Replies (2) of 108807
 
Christine,

Nobody with a heart wants to punish children for their unfortunate lot in being born to society's dregs. My simple suggestions:

Stop encouraging the births of these children. Those who cannot take care of themselves cannot take care of children. Actively encourage or insist on birth control for those on welfare -- you want your welfare check, you get Norplant. No excuses. After all society has the ultimate leverage with that check.

Essentially, take care of the ones we have as best we can, and delay child bearing for those who are not yet responsible enough to be parents.

There will be lots of arguments, I'm sure. Some will consider this a heartless and vicious right wing approach to society's unfortunates. I deny this vehemently. Sure, not all welfare parents are bad parents, and not all non-welfare parents are good ones. No system will be perfect. But a case can be made that it is the current system which is heartless and causes untold pain in innocent children. A draconian or authoritarian approach can be supported purely from the point of view of caring for the welfare of the child.

We have talked about this before. Why won't it be done? Yeah, the P-word (politics). Nobody who has to stand for election can risk being called racist or anti-poor. True leaders, as opposed to politicians, do what they believe is right regardless of opinion.

Just some weekend musings, Christine. Hope you are well.

Jack
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