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I suggest that you look at the rates of death in childbirth before hospitals. Both maternal and child. A woman does not have to go to the doctor to have her child. So I don't quite know what you are speaking of, that they need to make sure you aren't a nutjob who says birthin babies ain't no thing. Well I'm sure the families of the women who've died during childbirth would not be in such agreement with you. That to assist a woman in childbirth you should be trained and know what to expect in case things don't go as planned. Sure childbirth usually goes smoothly, the doctors are there for if it does not. No one in armed gear takes pregnant women by force to the hospital.
I suggest you look at the percentage of cavaties and tooth decay before fluoride in the water. I suggest you look at how many people ingest parasites from water sources not cleaned by a government agency first. There is a reason you are told not to drink the water in Mexico. I don't know about you but I like that I don't have to boil my water before I drink it. I suggest you find out how likely you were to get sick and die from your food before the FDA, you would probably be surprised. I'm sure you'd also be surprised at the lack of produce available before pesticides and that with our population the way it is, I frankly don't want to be reduced to free market economics when it comes to fruit and vegetables when the crops are either destroyed or there simply aren't enough to go around because all those small organic farms can't produce enough. So the poor suffer again by not being able to afford a 3 dollar apple.
One bag of chips won't kill you, but nothing but chips, yeah not doing so well, but still won't necessarily kill you. This is where you know that stuff about personal responsibility comes in. If you don't want to get fat or eat chemicals, there are tons of other options in the supermarket. Plus not one of those items in the supermarket equals eat then die, that's what the FDA protects you against, a one time or multiple ingestion of product X over time will not kill or harm you in any significant way. You can eat sugar everyday, a naturally occuring product, that can make you sick when consumed in large quantities everyday. Plus may I remind you that it is the corporations whom you would rather put your trust in that make those chips/cookies in the first place.
I suggest you find out what it's like when only those with money can afford to educate their children. Are you seriously suggesting that every average person who bore a child can educated their child in high level science and mathmatics and literature? Are you fucking kidding me? My mom taught me how to read but there is no way she could have taught me biology or calculus. Nor should everyone who has a child be automatically made an unpaid teacher too. YOu know some people do have two income households, or a one parent family. Free public educations main goal is to make sure everyone, rich poor, black white, has equal chance for advancement. Sure as we've seen, the property taxes model for payment of public education is probably not the right one, but I would never be against it. People having to be forced to send their children to school, well so what, nothing has proven to me that tons of people aren't complete dipshits. Just watch Beauty and the Geek. As for homeschooling, nothing prevents you from homeschooling your child, one woman in my office homeschools her child. All you have to do is apply for it, the state still needs to make sure the child is learning at a equal or above the rate of others in their peer group, they also need to know you aren't forcing your child to work instead of learn.
Land costs so much because of the free market you nitwit. There is a finite amount of land that is developable. The population is infinite. When demand outstrips supply, prices rise. So yes, some rich dude with more momey will always be able to buy land a middle class wanna be farmer cannot.
