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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk
That poor sod's problem(can't keep it in his pants) has now become my problem. Is it just me or is there a underlying problem here? I find little amusement in supporting someones 5 minutes of good time(resulting pregnancy) in the back of a car or wherever. Even with every contraception device known to man left in his wallet, under the sink, in his car or at the planned parenthood agency the end result is the same. The entire nation supporting the sod's indiscretions. In short, were does it stop? Why does society continue to pander to the nonsense? The problems are never fixed. The just offer another serviced that comes out of tax money.
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But then you could also be pragmatic about it - say your choice is giving the poor sod a few hundred dollars' worth of tax-subsidized pills, or thousands upon thousands of dollars in subsidies for supporting the kids. Or you don't support the kids, in which case there is a high chance that said kids will, without supervision, turn to gangs. That creates some serious problems for the average taxpayer. And then assuming the police do their job, said kids end up in jail, where they only cost more taxpayer money. And if you prefer shooting them on sight as an alternative, then you risk seriously eroding civil rights that your very society is founded on. I know this is a bit of a slippery slope, but either way the fact is that there is a direct link to far more serious social problems here, social problems that in one way or another will always cost you (or your fellow law-abiding, tax-paying citizen) something.
The problem is that "some sod's indiscretions" are, unfortunately, never just that sod's problem. That doesn't make him right to behave the way he does, but by virtue of living in a human society, you always end up paying in one way or another. And if you don't, somebody else pays in your stead. Sad maybe, but a fact.
So, you know, maybe those "free" pills aren't such a bad solution from a cost-effectiveness standpoint...