Comments on: Obama Supports $10,000 Tax Credit for "Free" Vasectomies

By: Is this a Joke? A Tax Credit for a Vasectomy? : Green and Clean Mom ™

Is this a Joke? A Tax Credit for a Vasectomy? : Green and Clean Mom ™ — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 20:08:20 +0000

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By: Steve Booth

Steve Booth — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:14:53 +0000

Hey Jennifer,
I came here from the Green and Clean Mom blog.
Anyway, I can’t resist saying…
Wouldn’t this be more of a tax “cut” than a credit?
Ouch, just thinking about it makes me wince.
~ Steve Booth

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:20:23 +0000

This is not such an outrageous idea. I think that the government should have a service that provide vasectomies and then give vouchers to the court system. Then when someone is convicted of a crime that demonstrates their utter stupidity the judge can offer them a snip coupon in lieu of jail time, effectively taking these idiots out of the gene pool and reducing the impact on our over burdened corrections system.

I’m not saying that EVERYONE that gets arrested is an idiot, and I’m not saying that people that don’t aren’t. It has just been my experience that the people that make the worst parents tend to have the most kids and they raise their kids poorly and their kids grow up to be idiots too. These people tend to have troubles with the law as well, making the court a convenient steward of the priceless coupons.

By: Crimson Wife

Crimson Wife — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:37:22 +0000

Vasectomies have been linked in several studies to an increased risks of prostate and testicular cancer. They may also be linked to increased risks of lung cancer, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and multiple myeloma and autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, some types of hepatitis, Addison’s disease (malfunction of the adrenal glands), lupus, and atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries).

75% of men show detectable levels of sperm antigens 2 years after having a vasectomy. When the body gears up its defenses to destroy cells of its own making, as after a vasectomy, then the body becomes “auto-immune” — allergic to itself.

Vasectomies are bad for men’s health…

By: Carlota

Carlota — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:33:09 +0000

My husband and I have two wonderful kids, we have thought of a third, which would be our last. I never wanted more then 3. We have already agreed we will revisit the idea of a 3rd in another 3-5 years and after that whether we have a kid or not he is going to go get the snip. I think men who cringe at this idea are not completely confident in their masculinity. It takes a well adjusted male to realize that he can help prevent possible unplanned pregnancies with his wife, significant other, girlfriend, or whatever relationship he may be in.

And I do not think it is necessarily a good thing that we are in the biggest baby boom, which appears to be out pacing the generation of the original baby boomers, we are in an economic crisis after all.

By: Cate Nelson

Cate Nelson — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:51:42 +0000

yeah…I wish!
Great post, Jennifer. Even better “stimulus” idea, at least in this house.

Reminded me of a cakewrecks, of course.
http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2009/03/celebrating-different-kind-of-v-day.html

By: Jamie Ervin

Jamie Ervin — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:50:38 +0000

That is HILARIOUS. I can just see all the men cringing…

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:01:41 +0000

@Amy,
huh?

By: amy

amy — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:56:07 +0000

according to statistics we are currently in a larger baby boom than the original baby boom! and what do my husband and I say? praise god! and may he bless our family of 8 with additions! it’s about lifestyle. if you choose to live as the world you are not being a good steward of gods resources!