Is The Following Proposal Workable?

Question

Have the government offer $250,000 tax-free to every citizen between the ages of 18 and 45 in exchange for permanent surgical sterilization.

This would serve two purposes: first it would reduce the population and second, most importantly, it would eliminate from the gene-pool anyone stupid enough to accept the offer.

Sound good?

Answer 1

That amount is too high. Make it $10,000 and you can count me in. I'd go along with that plan

Answer 2

Almost no women have children after 45, so you would get a lot of 44 year old women volunteering, and it would have little effect on the birth rate. With birth control and abortion it is women that determine how many children are born, not men.

Answer 3

If the population increases through birth or immigration we will have larger numbers of workers in ratio to jobs. If we all magically agreed to not reproduce, since no one would pay for this, immigration laws would become a lot more flexible.

Answer 4

We are already having to import workers because American women flush their babies down the toilet. Reducing the native population further would require even more immigration from south of the boarder.

Answer 5

what if they already have kids?

heck, if the government did this, I would have a kid or two, then cash in...

and since when is "not wanting to have kids" stupid? many of the smartest people I know don't have kids and probably never will...

Answer 6

The government, would still get the money from the taxpayer, which means i would still be paying for a handout to people who are not intelligent....just like i am now...

Answer 7

Stupid am I
with 1 child of my own and 2 step chidren I could use the money and I really don't want any more children PLEASE.

Answer 8

I'm 49, I can care less.

Answer 9

Yes it is workable. Fear of free rape increasing ?