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Originally Posted by waltert
or we could just set standards that children have to meet by certain ages (intelligence, physical performance, etc) and those who do not meet the criteria must be euthanized.
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Man you touch a good point. It saddens me to think that you possibly could be sarcastic. Reproduction laws? Now that would be a step in a right direction.
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Originally Posted by JustJess
Drego, that is pretty limited thinking. I imagine that if you were to have a serious accident rendering you physically incapable of taking care of yourself or your family, you wouldn't be so quick to write off others and their need of help.
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It saddens me to think that you have such a limited, and pretty picture of the world. I have been in said serious accident, and not only did manage to get by just fine, I did it without the "good will" of other. As I said before, my responsibility is myself, and that means having the proper measures in place. My grandfather was fond of saying "Hope for the best, plan for the best." I sweat for every single one of my dollars, and I know where every single one of them goes. If tomorrow I wake up, and my job is gone, I have my fall back, which has nothing to do with hoping someone else feels guilty enough to support me.
There is a root to the problem: The Parents
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Originally Posted by Ustwo
I go out on a limb and say most of the uninsured are uninsured because they would rather spend the money on something else. I'm not talking food but cable tv and cell phones for the kids.
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Said spot on. As a parent, your priority needs to be your child. This might mean that you have to put down that bottle of whiskey, or go without your HD tele....but guess what, you spawned it, so you take care of it.
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Originally Posted by filtherton
As long as we're asking questions about where the rules are written, where does it say that someone else's child isn't your problem?
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How IS it my problem? If it IS my problem then I have a say in how it is raised, the environment it is lives in, the actions of the people around it.
If you are saying that my responsibility is to help those less fortunate, then it is their responsibility to make sure that they get themselves into a position that they are not depending on me anymore. I know people who have more children, just so the monthly check from the government is bigger. And do you know what the father does with that check every month? I don't think I need to paint the picture.
Basically if it is my responsibility, then I have a say into the environment and upbringing of the child. I do not, therefore I don't.
Now on a different note, another interesting focus should be placed on the insurance companies. I'm not sure if anyone's ever worked with one, but having seen the guts of a company from the inside out, I can easily say that they are crooks, and are making money hand over fist.
For instance, did you know that it is cheaper (from an insurance standpoint) to be Male, Caucasia, AND a heavy smoke (over the age of 25 even) than it is to be female between the ages of 18-36 and in perfect health? Sure there's logic to that, as babies are expensive and those are prime child bearing years, but that still seems a little off to me.
~Drego