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I noticed that usually Americans are in favor of family planning and family support policies like these. And I, as an European, have seen the dark side of it and am becoming a bit wary of flat out, all trust social policies like these. "who cares, in the long run the benefits will outweigh the costs". Not my opinion. I might be wrong, though.

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I have seen Europeans spit on people in my country and treat them badly. I as an American have seen it and have become wary of trusting Europeans. I saw it with my own eyes so therefore all Europeans are bad. I might be wrong, but let's be honest I don't actually think I am, my anecdotes are better than your data.

That's you, that's how you think.

Well to be honest from my very first post I state mine to be a personal experience, not raw global scale data followed by any somewhat serious study; and secondly, if you look at this thread almost every other reply is a personal account of some sort.

I don't imply to be right, I'm just stating my opinion.

Well in an argument about Nationwide social policies your opinions and anecdotes are perfectly irrelevant and useless.

If Americans support policies like these then why don't we have them?

Marijuana legalization polls well but it’s still a controlled substance that can get you jailed in most parts of the US. Try to find out why.

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