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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2013-07-02 11:51 am

Ecclesiastes 1:9

Tough problems demand tough-minded solutions! LIFE BOAT RULES! LIFE BOAT RULES!

Inexplicably not titled "I have a totally original idea nobody has ever had before and that I will not research to see if there are known pit-falls! Let's pay undesirables to get vasectomies!"

My favourite line?

While I have not crunched the numbers to support this hypothesis,

[identity profile] ethelmay.livejournal.com 2013-07-03 04:12 am (UTC)(link)
The economic benefit of birth control is pretty darned clear.

[identity profile] bemused-leftist.livejournal.com 2013-07-03 05:23 am (UTC)(link)
Of course I agree with you. But any aid with, or education for, contraception is probably given to help "the good of society", thus falling under James' interdiction as "creepy". Particularly when it's not just 'those people' but 'all people'.