Writer's Block: You and me and baby makes three

[ciroccoj]

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Yes. And yes.

If I were Supreme Dictator of Earth, everyone would have the right to have one child, and lose that right in extreme circumstances (eg if onvicted of mass murder). The right to have more than one child would also be given only in extreme circumstances (eg, winners of a country's highest Medal Of Serious Awesomeness.

Don't ask me pesky details like who gets to choose what "extreme circumstances" are, or how the limit would be enforced, or what happens if your child dies, or how would the world deal with a world-wide population heavily skewed towards the elderly with fewer and fewer members of the able-bodied working generations to support them.

I would probably make a terrible Supreme Dictator of Earth.

Comments

[daf9.livejournal.com]

I see we have different approaches to this issue. I'd have fewer parents and more kids i.e. the people who were good at it would be encouraged to have lots while people who weren't good at it would be encouraged to have none.

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

Well actually I think your approach would be much, much better - except for the part where it would be a logistical nightmare (IMHO) to figure out who's a good parent and who's not. My idea's chief advantage over yours is simplicity. It's chief disadvantage is that yours makes more sense ;)

[daf9.livejournal.com]

Maybe there'd be a test - like a driving test. Succeed with the test kid and you get to have your own.

[shiningmoon.livejournal.com]

I always thought (somewhat tongue-in-cheek) there oughta be a test you have to pass in order to have your ability to reproduce enabled. ;)

[tudorlady.livejournal.com]

Actually, I'd like to live in a place where you were Supreme Dictator of Earth. Can I volunteer for the campaign? ;)

[ciroccoj.livejournal.com]

LOL!! Sure :D :D :D