It's true that retards, mentally challenged people cost
I have one in my family, it's not down syndrome, she suffered asphyxia at birth because of her brother's umbilical cord that got stuck around her neck, and she got brain damaged, the brother died
She's been in a wheel chair since birth pretty much, she's barely able to walk without it, she's all sort of complications
Today, she has a master's in History, and last time I heard of her she had a boyfriend (yes, don't ask me), serious guy, idk if they plan on getting married, they probably will
Who could have predicted?
While I empathize with having a relative in the situation we’re discussing and am happy for her for finding fulfillment, I still believe the question isn’t impertinent:
How much money did her parents receive in taxpayer assistance over the course of her life? Has she come close to producing enough tangible benefit for society to make up for it?
Are you willing to pay $1M plus per disabled person with the hopes they’ll find happiness without ever doing anything for you or for anyone else that’s worth anywhere near $1M?
How many people like that can we afford to support?
How much money did her parents receive in taxpayer assistance over the course of her life?
What's the price of your life, or your loved ones' life?
What's your price for your kid? A million? A billion? How about a trillion?
Would you accept to get your kid killed for a trillion in return, for you?
What's your price?
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If americans are where they are, it's because they put money above everything and anything
"in god we trust" on dollar bills...
And to answer your question, that money her parents received, to raise their kid, in their home, they deserved it
Why? Because that's really the bare minimum the family could have received from the state, after fucking wwI and II
What's the price of your life, or your loved ones' life?
The same as the amount I provide for society. Someone who smokes weed all day while working at McDonald’s three days a week has a much lower value to society than someone who works full time producing something of value.
Someone who receives financial benefits while producing nothing has a negative value to society. Does that make sense?
The fewer negative value citizens a society has, the faster that society will grow, the stronger it will become
And to answer your question, that money her parents received, to raise their kid, in their home, they deserved it
So your belief is that other people deserve your money that you worked for because they got laid and happened to produce a genetically net negative for society?
If americans are where they are, it's because they put money above everything and anything
Agreed, capitalism allowed America to become a world superpower over a span of a hundred years in the face of nations that have existed for millennia
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