‘The Argument For Breeding Licenses’

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“God bless the child that’s got his own . . . that’s got his own.”

“We could make that a society in which those who chose to produce new people knew what being parents must involve”, (Penelope Leach, http://www.bconnex.net/~cspcc/ daycare/wecould.htm).
It is my proposal that we, the people who currently inhabit this planet, implement ‘Breeding Licenses’ for the betterment of the human race. Initially this may seem like an extreme and heartless course of action, but it is my objective to convey the importance, benefits, and caring that an execution of a law of this magnitude would entail. In today’s societies we are dealing with excessive violence, abuse, drug abuse, overpopulation and starvation, neglect, depletion of natural resources, general apathy, and world wide and individual dysfunction. It is all due to a cyclical succession of breeding more and more of the same species that has the knowledge of how to fix the problems of the world but not the knowing of where to begin. I suggest we begin at the base-root of the problem. We must start at the beginning. Start with the people. Teach them how to care for one another with more nurturing and understanding from the very beginning. The more of us brought into a dysfunctional world, the more dysfunction there will be thus creating more and more problems. We are perpetuating dysfunction. This is not a perfect world, and with every passing day it is becoming less and less so.
The affects of this imperfect world are very stressful on everyone. On people who are trying desperately to make a better life for themselves or those who are trying to escape the adversity of their own little subsistence in any way possible. The hardships of every day life affects not only the adults, but of course our children as well. It is my belief that incorporating ‘Breeding Licenses’ will help to alleviate some of the strains on society.
I believe that some of these per...