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Re:This is why I don't give you a job by zhemao on Saturday January 07, 2012 @12:07PM (#3437400)
@georgefox, I do think that you shouldn't have children if you can't support them, but that is their decision to make, and they should bear the responsibility for their decision.

@brown9-2 In theory it does, but if businesses don't hire said unwed mothers because government policies make it too expensive, it doesn't benefit anyone.

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Re:This is why I don't give you a job by georgefox on Saturday January 07, 2012 @12:15PM (#3437429)
If someone cannot afford to feed his or her child and the child starves--literally or metaphorically--who's bearing the responsibility?

Edit: To be clear, I agree that you shouldn't have a child you can't afford, but mistakes happen, situations change, etc. It's a lot more complicated than the commonly portrayed notion of welfare mothers defrauding the government.

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