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Anyone else see the flaw in Colbert's agurment or is it just me?

kronox

March 7, 2012

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Title	Anyone else see the flaw in Colbert's agurment or is it just me?
Author	kronox
Upvotes	0
Comments	10
Date	March 7, 2012 3:06 AM UTC (14 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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[–]Demonspawn 0 points1 point2 points 14 years ago (0 children) | Copy Link

It was saying that the reasoning that it will lead to more children out of wedlock is stupid because banning contraception would do exactly that to a much larger degree.

Actually, likely the opposite (err, as long as the welfare state and CS is removed as well).

Let's just think about this for a second and use an analogy which hopefully will make sense. Let's say I've strung a tightrope between two buildings and open a business of $1 for a walk across. How many people are going to get hurt?

Damned few. Because the only people who are going to do it are the people who know they can.

But then, due to whatever reason, I put up a safety net below it and set up the same business. Now how many people are going to get hurt?

Quite a few more. Now that it's "safe" more and more people are going to try it, including those who are not capable of handling it, and more accidents are going to happen and more people are going to get hurt as a result of that.

Ok.. ok... so now OSHA comes by and demands that I use a top-wire and a limited fall harness with regularly checked gear such that nobody can get hurt. Everything is good now, right?

Well, ya, except I can't afford to let you cross for a buck a pop any longer. It costs me more than that just in the maintenance fees per cross.

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