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Originally Posted by Rerun
I don't have any kids, yet all my life I have paid taxes that in part went to help support other peoples kids.... whether it be towards a child tax credit, school taxes, etc.
My wife and I can't have children. We are going to adopt.... a dog. It will cost us $1000. The dog will improve the quality of our life immensely and hopefully the dog will become a contributing member of society... but then again who can say for sure how the dog will turn out?
I think society should pay for my dog. Its only fair. Its my turn now.
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http://content.calgary.ca/CCA/City+H...on+Program.htm
Well there you go my friend, a service provided by the City of Calgary which will subsidize your adoption process so it only costs you a mere 200$, not to mention the city also contributes to the Humane Society which will help you adopt a dog cheaper as well. Here's hoping you get the next Air Bud and you can bring some welcome investment in the local movie scene.
So now your ridiculous straw man argument has been shot down does this mean you're on board with subsidizing the cost of in-vitro?
As for my personal opinion, the province pays for contraceptives, vasectomys, abortions, all these things to prevent unwanted babies. Maybe it's my irrational belief in karma that makes me feel we should be helping out that small percentage of the population who for some medical reason aren't able to naturally concieve. I do think there does need to be a age limit and maybe the level of subsization should be connected with income.
I'm at the age now where I have a fair number of friends who are popping out their first kids, seems like a pretty dickish move to say to some people they can't experience that. I see places all over the government where so much money is IMO wasted, seems to me you'd have to be a pretty cold hearted scrooge to not agree to atleast partially subsidize the costs.