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I really want to quit but then who's going to pay for my wife's pregnancy? Healthcare and mandatory expenses can destroy one's life in America.

cheo828 4y ago
> I really want to quit but then who's going to pay for my wife's pregnancy? Solution: don’t have kids. You already knew this beforehand.
- nine_zeros 4y ago
  Yep. The only way to live in America is with nihilism.
- rwmj 4y ago
  The solution is well known throughout the rest of the developed world: a public healthcare system.
- jjulius 4y ago
  You went to the effort of creating a new account just so you could be that snarky and flippant? Hope you have a better weekend than this and that you maybe spend some time working on yourself.
  - roenxi 4y ago
    It was probably serious. A lot of people don't have any kids. And if everyone tries to have 3 kids then the future will involve a lot of death. Of course it isn't as simple as just not having kids.
- lisp-pornstar 4y ago
  How to eliminate poverty
renewiltord 4y ago
If you're poor, the pregnancy healthcare in Austin, TX is pretty good. So the answer is: the rest of us. That's probably for the best since you and your wife are going to spend the next two decades constructing another active labor force member - every one of whom is precious to us as a society.
- analognoise 4y ago
  "every one of whom is precious to us as a society." This is demonstrably false - we have had how many school shootings this year? We have a "light truck exemption" that kills pedestrians and makes our vehicles an ever heavier competition (nobody wants to drive a small car if everyone else has a tank). We have the worst life expectancy of all rich nations - by a LONG shot. Our neonatal care is atrocious. We have no maternity leave. "Kids can work in meat packing plants at 14" is being honestly discussed. Kids are a talisman, invoked to do anything except actually help them.

cheo828 4y ago

> I really want to quit but then who's going to pay for my wife's pregnancy? Solution: don’t have kids. You already knew this beforehand.

nine_zeros 4y ago
Yep. The only way to live in America is with nihilism.
rwmj 4y ago
The solution is well known throughout the rest of the developed world: a public healthcare system.
jjulius 4y ago
You went to the effort of creating a new account just so you could be that snarky and flippant? Hope you have a better weekend than this and that you maybe spend some time working on yourself.
- roenxi 4y ago
  It was probably serious. A lot of people don't have any kids. And if everyone tries to have 3 kids then the future will involve a lot of death. Of course it isn't as simple as just not having kids.
lisp-pornstar 4y ago
How to eliminate poverty

renewiltord 4y ago

If you're poor, the pregnancy healthcare in Austin, TX is pretty good. So the answer is: the rest of us. That's probably for the best since you and your wife are going to spend the next two decades constructing another active labor force member - every one of whom is precious to us as a society.

analognoise 4y ago
"every one of whom is precious to us as a society." This is demonstrably false - we have had how many school shootings this year? We have a "light truck exemption" that kills pedestrians and makes our vehicles an ever heavier competition (nobody wants to drive a small car if everyone else has a tank). We have the worst life expectancy of all rich nations - by a LONG shot. Our neonatal care is atrocious. We have no maternity leave. "Kids can work in meat packing plants at 14" is being honestly discussed. Kids are a talisman, invoked to do anything except actually help them.