Saturday, July 26, 2008

Why Don't People Resent Angelina's Pregnancy but They Resent Welfare Mothers' Pregnancies?

Uh - maybe because Angelina Jolie can actually support her children?

The post I lknked to above is a classic example of how leftists do not understand how the world works. They seem to think that most people with money just have it handed to them, and that we can afford to support an endless stream of irresponsible people having babies they cannot afford. Why, they ask, can't we have a society that values all children and makes it so that women can reproduce whenever they want, with no material constraints whatsoever, with the government providing health care, daycare, etc.?

Maybe because all of the unproductive people will reporduce until there is no one to provide the goods they feel entitled to?

These leftists are like spoiled teenagers, thinking that they have a right to their parnets' money, and also a right to be free of their parents' control.

Oh, and I love the but about "what if thesse kids resent having to pay for your social security?" If I had confidence that most of these kids would grow up to be productive taxpaying citizens, then I might concede the point. But if they grow up to be criminals, or welfare-dependent, that really won't help me, will it?

Thanx and a tip o' the hat to Alas, a Blog for the link.

That is all.

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