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Quote Originally Posted by Gandalf View Post
Stop being silly, my views on stories like this are never less than consistent.

I don't think it is the job of society to bail out a woman who cannot stop getting impregnated. Society should perhaps pay for an abortion or two and then sterilise her if she cannot make suitable provisions. Society, which is ordinary taxpayers, has no responsibility to people who have no self responsibility.

15 children subsidised by the state is the taxpaying money of honest people who are working hard at their jobs trying to pay for their own futures. Why should you have to bail out this woman? You shouldn't.
Well I would suggest after hearing of this story that people take a good long look at "The Welfare State" and what it has done especially to Black families. The Welfare State is ripping apart the nuclear family and has been since it started and there are PLENTY of reasons why that's bad for society.
I'm somewhat in the middle on this.

I'm not against a welfare state and people are only human. You cannot guarantee a father figure will stick around, you cannot promise someone a job until retirement. You need safety nets for those people.

However, you cannot just abuse the system. 15 children is obviously a joke and shouldn't have been allowed. That is where I am less in the middle.

I'm not against a welfare state though. I grew up on the welfare state. However, in doing so, I determined that I would not put anyone else through it. It's not a fun way to grow up.