Hello John,

 LL>> Should welfare recipients be sterilized as a condition to
 LL>> remain on welfare?

 JM> No;

David Duke thought it was good idea.  Many other Americans agreed
with him, electing him (as a Republican) to Congress.  He then went
on to make the runoff for governor of Louisiana, but was easily
defeated by (Democrat) Edwin Edwards, who made race and welfare a
major part of his campaign.  :)

 JM> But They should not be given one more penny IF they have a child AFTER they
 JM> are already on welfare.

I don't see why not.  By refusing to help mothers, society would be
punishing the children.  And that would hardly be sporting for a society
that claims to be fair ...

 JM> If you can't support a kid  on your own (or with a partner), don't have one
 JM> and expect society to pay for it.

Society cannot legislate morality.  Nor should it even try.  People
will continue doing whatever people want to do, regardless of what
others might think or want them to do.  Your set of values may be far
different from somebody else's set of values.  But does that make
your set of values any better than theirs, or theirs any better than
yours?

We are an immigrant peoples, coming from many lands.  Different
cultures, races, ethnicities, you name it.  This land of ours is
not a one-size-fits-all.  What is acceptable in one culture might
not be acceptable in another culture.  But society and culture
are two different things.

Every country in the world has some form of welfare.  Bill Clinton
was right when he said we should not end welfare, but fix it.  The
problem is, his solution was too shortsighted, along with those in
Congress.  What we needed to do was expand what we had rather than
gut it.

Women will continue to get pregnant and make babies for as long
as women are in this world.  And one of these days medical science
is going to find a way for men to do the same.

If we refuse to give women what they want, there will be riots
in America.  And that would not be good for you, or me, or anybody
else.  Well, except maybe for those who are rioting ...

--Lee

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