[Vision2020] Government and babies

[keely emerinemix]

Bear writes of the irony of his scenario, below -- but, sadly, there's a large group in town who believe essentially the same thing.  Their kids don't go to public schools, so why in hell -- and I mean that theologically, as a comment on their view of the schools' origin -- should they pay to support them?

I think it wasn't too long ago when the Christians in a town were the ones most community-minded, most civil in engagement, and most kind to their neighbors.  On the other hand, it seems a fairly new development that "Christians" would just have huge families in a "full-quiver" attempt to create their own homogenized communities.  That's tragic.

Keely
http://keely-prevailingwinds.blogspot.com/




> To: jennifer at inlandradio.com; vision2020 at moscow.com
> From: bear at moscow.com
> Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 15:38:58 +0000
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Government and babies
> 
> Jennifer,
> 
> I really think Donovan has struck on a great idea!  Government permission would cause an 
> objective look at the potential parents and ask the question, "Should they be allowed have
> a 
> baby"? I think we can all site examples of people that shouldn't. 
> 
> And this also clears up the funding issues of schools. YOU decide to have a baby, the 
> government approves, and YOU get taxed accordingly to fund education K thru 12. In other 
> words, YOU had a baby, YOU pay for them to be educated, and keep your hands out of the 
> pockets of those that choose not to have babies that need educated. IF you are one of the 
> approved "parents", and don't think the education is adequate or that there needs to be
> more 
> money put into  K-12 education, just reach into YOUR OWN pocket and kick in, or the 
> legislature will increase the education taxes to the approved baby makers! 
> 
> If you don't drive, the gas taxes don't effect you directly, if you don't smoke, tobacco
> taxes 
> don't effect you, so why should someone having a baby be able to spread the wealth (or
> pain) 
> of raising that child on the rest of the tax paying public?
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> 
> Ironic isn't it *S*
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> 
> > Donovan writes: I think everyone should have to get government approval to
> > have a baby. :P
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> > Hmm, interesting idea. But, does this mean that we can also retrospectively
> > rescind the result when things go horribly, horribly awry? I mean . . . VOTE
> > to rescind in a entirely democratic (or representative republicy) sort of
> > way . . . you know if the result does things we don't really dig
> > collectively as a society (or as a small internet chat site)?
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> > Jennifer L. Ingalls
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> > Inland Northwest Broadcasting
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