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Holding people responsible for their actions is cheaper than bailing them out, both locally (it costs nothing in every single case) and globally (people are more careful to stay out of trouble in the first place if there is no bailout). Socialism is expensive and only in the last century made barely possible at all.

Many communities to this day can only afford shaming and there are lots of people raised on the ideals of personal responsibility and staying out of trouble for the good of you and others who would have to support you if shit goes wrong. Suggesting that everybody is to compulsorily pay for bastard children or other avoidable misfortunes is bound to piss them off. That's how your pussy-grabbing politicians rise to power.

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Interesting theory, however the Trump states are welfare states at the federal level. How should the blue state voters feel about supporting the ignorant and uneducated?

Unless personal responsibility in your view only applies to sex? I'll also add the same people who you say are so angry at supporting bastard children seem to take issue with providing universal access to birth control and the choice of abortion when necessary. Doesn't seem like a winning strategy to me.

> Holding people responsible for their actions is cheaper than bailing them out

And Plan B is cheaper than raising a child.