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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWI Rep. Scott Allen thinks women should be forced to procreate
for the sake of the labor market.
Women are PEOPLE, not incubators. 😡
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WI Rep. Scott Allen thinks women should be forced to procreate (Original Post)
HAB911
Nov 2017
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blueinredohio
(6,797 posts)1. This is scary, I have 2 grand daughters
delisen
(6,044 posts)2. Children are people too, not economic units
to produce income for Scott Allen
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)3. The Handmaid's Tale is here.
I can't believe this shit.
TexasBushwhacker
(20,211 posts)4. His basic premise is wrong
At least in the US, we have labor shortages in certain fields because of the lack of people trained in those fields.
shenmue
(38,506 posts)5. This mo-ron
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)6. Lol. Oh, wonderful. I thought the header would be overstated
beyond any appropriateness. Wrong.
If this schmuck thinks not producing workers is an economic problem, he should consider trying to raise just one to economic usefulness on today's worker incomes.
That's a huge economic problem without even trying to replace two workers or contribute a third.
Archae
(46,344 posts)7. Allen is a Bible-thumper...
He's known for being off the deep end rather often.