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Originally Posted by Kismet
Well, responses like yours make ME sick. These are teenagers we're talking about. Young people are notorious for making mistakes. They have already made their lives a million times more difficult by having a baby and now you want to punish them further by taking away their ability to ever have another child? Also, who do you think is going to suffer by not giving these mothers money? The innocent babies of course.
I understand that it's frustrating to see stupid teenagers getting pregnant and using hard-working tax payer's money, but you should also understand that people (especially young people, and even moreso in poor neighbourhoods like the one in this story) make mistakes. These teens are going to have to grow up now and life will be very difficult for them. The best we can do is try to help them get an education and better their lives for themselves and their children (which will prevent the cycle from continuing).
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Why should someone who was being irresponsible be given money, when I was responsible and never had a child, and will never, untill I can financially support it. If anyone should be given money it is I, for I managed myself well, and proved that I can actually make rational decisions not just based on desires. I am not suggesting (right now, mind you) that we are punishing them in any way, them getting pregnant is not a punishment, it is a result of their irresponsability, it is also not punishment to refuse them money, it is just a wise decision not to dump more money into the hands of people who proved they lack responsability.
On a side note, the government has no responsability to make children or families middle class, rich, or whatever you want for these people. Not one thing should be done for these people that isn't done for me, if they can get $300 because they have a kid, I should be able to as well, especially since a good majority of them dump the kid on their parents and spend the cash on drugs and whatnot. Sure, some of them are damn good parents who love their kids and work double jobs to pay for them, but I make decisions on the rule, not the exception.
Mathew, mein Gott! Someone else who often agrees with me!
(Refferenced directly by Xujhan, I must be leaving quite the trail of Nationalism somewhere, haha!)