In light of all the super things that have happened in the last 10 days, I’m re-invigorated and ready to write.
Today I’ve decided to tackle a simple and light-hearted topic:
Government Subsidized abortions.
Now, I’m not going to change anyone’s mind about abortion here. I wouldn’t try to do so. You are allowed to believe anything you want to believe in my opinion, even if it makes you wrong. LOL
That said, as of this posting, abortion is legal in this country. I’ll skip the screaming and you can too.
So as long as it’s legal, why NOT subsidize abortion, especially in poverty-stricken areas? To me it’s like arguing in favor of life in prison over the death penalty.
Many of the pregnancies that would be terminated with this subsidy would have likely resulted in children that would turn into adults that would spend much if not all of their lives as wards of the state by way of having no insurance, getting welfare, unemployment, food stamps, etc.
If either political party were remotely sincere in their efforts to "break the cycle of poverty," then the first step is for poverty-stricken people to stop making more poverty-stricken people.
I know that sounds cold, but where in the world did we get to the place where folks don’t have any concern at all about whether or not they can afford to clothe, feed and raise their own kids? When did we (or some of us) become so fucking cavalier about creating a life, giving birth to it, and then completely fucking said living being up thru abuse, neglect (intentional AND accidental) or both?
In a country where shooting yourself in the leg gets you a two year prison sentence, why on earth have we as a country and a society not taken steps to use the law to end the theft of our dollars. And really, that’s what it is folks. It’s theft.
If you wake up, don’t do shit all day until you get the mail and it contains money you didn’t earn, and you repeat this month after month and year after year, it’s theft. Just like writing a bad check or walking into a Quick Trip and pointing a gun at the goth kid in the red shirt and khaki pants.
I am not against helping people if they are willing to help themselves and put forth some effort on their own behalf. But I’ll be damned if I’m at all interested in working 70 hours a week just so someone can get up at noon, do jack shit and then go trade the food stamps for cash and then buy cigarettes, cable tv, cell phones, liquor, etc.
You earn the right to have those items I mentioned when you earn the money yourselves.
Now please President and Congress. Let’s do something that for once makes fiscal and common sense.
(And if you’ll add mandatory drug and alcohol testing as a requirement before you can get a government assistance check, I would vote for you next time around).
Hugs,
FRT
For everyone you mention in that unfortunate example, though, there are people who genuinely need it and use that money to feed their family because they’re unable to find work.
That’s fine. They should stop making humans though. the two parts of life are not independent of one another. I know people genuinely need help, but many also milk the system.
I’m just for making it less convenient and comfortable to be a slug.
As long as you make it less convenient for white collar fuckers to do the same thing.
I have no problem with that either. But I would contend that, in case of a fraudulent tie, the one producing and generating tax dollars is a less damaging crime than the one committed by those NOT producing and generating tax dollars.
Rather than government subsidized abortion, I think those on welfare should be given birth control/condoms. And having subsequent children does not mean a rise in check amount, meaning having children does not “reward” you with more money. I would think that would be deterrent enough.