Re: Workers Paradise. /Political rant.

On Sun, 15 Sep 1996 17:13:53 -0700, Dale Thorn wrote:

>> And that's good. The world population really should go back to around
>> 1 billion for achieving a stabile ecology (with singing birds for
>> the peace of minds). The former (?) US system of encouraging young
>> standalone women to make babies to get benefits was very bad. The
>> Chinese system - less benefits the more children you have - is the
>> way to go.

>Just a comment: "The world population really should go back to around 
>one billion", etc. And how could we achieve that without severe govt. 
>oppression, one wonders? Now, I've heard of "education" being used to 
>help the masses learn to be responsible citizens ad nauseam, but since 
>education is pretty much just propaganda in the massively-capitalist 
>system now taking over even the P.R. of China, how the heck is education 
>going to work?

Well, they're much better at telling kids how to use condoms than they are at,
say, explaining an integral. (or even an equation for that matter)


As a side note, how about some real welfare reform:  mandatory birth control
(and pay for that; it's *much* cheaper) and benefits go DOWN for additional
births.

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Mr. Adams wrote:
> On Sun, 15 Sep 1996 17:13:53 -0700, Dale Thorn wrote:
>>> And that's good. The world population really should go back to around
> say, explaining an integral. (or even an equation for that matter)
> As a side note, how about some real welfare reform:  mandatory birth control
> (and pay for that; it's *much* cheaper) and benefits go DOWN for additional
> births.

<whine>
 But, But, But...What about the <i>Children</i>?
</whine>

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