I think Johnathan Swift was right on target with his "Modest Proposal."
If we'd provide welfare mom's with support for one child and subtract support
for 1.5 children for each additional child born thereafter, we'd get the
effect that's required.
What's more, if we'd let the illegal immigrants we deport each year get off
the plane before it lands instead of after, they'd probably not be as anxious
to come back.
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "R. D. Davis" <rdd_at_rddavis.org>
To: <cctalk_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, June 08, 2002 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: China bans toxic American computer junk
> Quothe Sellam Ismail, from writings of Sat, Jun 08, 2002 at
06:56:57PM -0700:
> > So I guess the solution is simple: let several billion people die off so
> > Earth can be brought back to equilibrium.
>
> Sort of... only the solution can be less painful:
>
> All people need to do is stop having so many babies. This is why I
> support the "W.C. Fields Memorial Child Tax Bill," a progressively
> incrementing tax on children. One child, a somewhat low tax, such as
> an education tax. Two children, a higher tax is applied. Three
> children, a much higher tax is applied, etc. No more tax deductions
> for dependent children; instead, allow childless people to have
> generous deductions for pets, computer collections (if all of the
> computers are named), plants, etc. It might not hurt to outlaw the
> discouragement of birth control and outlaw any religious dogma which
> encourages people to have children. Give tax breaks to childless
> people and don't tax them for any costs associated with children
> (e.g. education, health care, etc.) Etc.... In other words, reduce
> the population fairly quickly through a decline in the birth rate.
> Simple, humane and effective, what?
>
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> All Rights Reserved an unnatural belief that we're above Nature &
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such
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>
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