Too Many People Spoil the Planet: An Honest Proposal

Too Many People Spoil the Planet: An Honest Proposal
by
Robin Hall


Seniors, do you remember the early 50s? There were fewer people, room to expand, a chance to get a piece of the American Dream. Sure blacks in America had not had much success in their uphill fight FOR the American Dream as they would in later years but they got their chance and took it. During the years since the 1950's women got most of their rights as did other groups.

The population in the early 1950's was half what it is today. Something must change. Here are some suggestions for this change.

Just to set the stage, I feel many of the American people are being taxed into poverty by paying for some very foolish government policies. Lets get these things changed, lower our taxes and then work on population control, all as ways for us to have more spendable income, a better life for all and better government. Fewer crimes will BE crimes. Our current prisons will be adequate forever if drugs alone were legalized. Fewer new highways would need building with fewer people and so on.

There are just too many people and too much tax waste. I am sure they are connected in ways that prevent the growth of an even finer country than we already have.

Here are my suggestions on how to save billions. Stay with me as I give my views.

Since no one ever asked my opinion I am giving it here. First of all, much of current crime should not be crime.

1. Legalize prostitution, tax it like any job. Pass out condoms, allow hookers to have medical insurance BUT charge them a bit more due to their high risk job, just as certain jobs like test pilots have more costs involved for insurance. The same holds for doctors, nurses and lawyers.

2. Legalize all street drugs. Tax and regulate them like alcohol and cigarettes. Begin with marijuana. The savings to the tax payer are beyond measure. In one legal change, we would free up our fine police to tend to psychotics, serial killers, regular murders, terrorism and other heinous acts.

This article and dozens of more point to the problems involved. Just read between the lines.

3. Stop the death penalty. Folks this is simply the right thing to do on many levels. Just ask any research librarian; city, state or national politician who really has the facts on prison costs, legal system costs etc. In terms of money alone, convicting someone to the level of proof required for the death penalty versus the same burden of proof to mere life without parole could save million$ yearly.

Another benefit to no death penalty is that as the tools police use get more accurate, lives will be saved. No one gets a second chance if they are dead and the verdict was wrong.

Further, factor in the cost of housing criminals on death row compared to general population AND the incredible number of criminals on death row in all the states combined. These differences are staggering and could save billions.

To me, population control is another key factor in US citizens having a better life.

1. Allow anyone to have assisted suicide after an hour session with a death counselor. There are many underemployed social workers who could begin a new field, death counselor. Let them get trained if they want to and pay them a decent wage. Others, without the training of a social worker would have to complete a well thought out training program. Pay these people a decent salary in line with current social worker pay rates.

2.To lessen the population, one of our really biggest problems, I would allow all drugs, remove the speed limits, make birth control available to all, as well as condoms, needles, alcohol patches for the skin. ( These items are mentioned somewhat tongue in cheek or are they? )

3.Anyone on welfare would get the whole amount of welfare only if they had no children. For each child the income drops 15%. The kids get medicaid till they are 18 at any rate.

4. Seriously tax any person who had more than one child for the rest of their lives. That is, a couple gets two kids. Remarry and ONLY if the other has not had their child would they not be taxed for another.

5. Any person or couple who had no children would get a 10% tax break forever. Any person or couple who adopted would get insurance for the whole family till the child leaves, upkeep on their house, $90 a month clothing and school funds plus food stamps of $150 a month per child and they would also get a 15% tax break forever.

6. If the children take up work at age 16 they would pay no taxes and could put all the money in a tax free savings account for college or trade school till learn to fend for themselves. Those incapable of work should have the burden of their care paid for by the government.

7. Deport everyone in the country who is here illegally. First, round up the ones with student visas who are not students and deport them. Next STOP all student visas for 10 years. Finally, over a five year period, round up the illegals who have not forged their ties to America by applying for citizenship. Require all those here who intend to stay and have ties to America, to register, pay taxes, earn the right to be citizens and earn their rights to our medical and other social systems. A good start here is Washington State's new driver's license. Its solid, secure and is a way to weed out those not dedicated to the United States of America.

8. Remove obstacles to same sex relations is all areas of society. My guess is this will have wide ranging effects on controlling the population itself. If gays could marry, imagine how many would choose to adopt our homeless children.

I suspect many people in our country would allow themselves to pursue their own sexuality and we would find fewer people were hiding their preferences leading to fewer straight marriages, fewer conceived children and maybe more adopted ones.

The military could benefit greatly here as could the very institution of marriage. Today's heterosexual couples are divorcing about half the time leaving a shredded family. The children suffer as does general society.

It is part of the statistical norm today that over half the male and female population have had same sex experiences. Likely many of these were excellent AND too many fraught with guilt. Lets move on.

Religions have ruled our planet too long in too many areas of our lives. One religion suggests all contraception is wrong. More guilt and less respect for that religion. Move on. Observe the realities of our world and let truth come out of the closet.

Sure its a rant but I believe these things are necessary, now, for us to have the funding and resources to move forward in these troubling times.