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Comments on: Baby Bonuses http://www.awkwardutopia.com/wordpress/2007/11/baby-bonuses/ The utopia at the end of history will be... awkward at best. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 01:17:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Frank http://www.awkwardutopia.com/wordpress/2007/11/baby-bonuses/#comment-29604 Frank Sat, 10 Nov 2007 10:05:15 +0000 http://www.awkwardutopia.com/wordpress/2007/11/baby-bonuses/#comment-29604 These are but some of the unintended consequences of government intervention in human decision making. However, it would not surprise me if many simply lied or bribed hospital nurses to fudge the numbers. Considering the hefty bonus of $3,000, offering a nurse or hospital clerk (often underpaid and overworked) a piece of the pie wouldn't seem unreasonable. In either case, the governments poor choice to intervene shows some of the real dangers of allowing bureaucracies to meddle in issues of health. On the bright side, some lucky attorney may one day have a very nice Christmas bonus from a class action law suit if these babies suffer from obesity problems later on in life. Hefty Aussie et al v.s. The Australian Government. These are but some of the unintended consequences of government intervention in human decision making. However, it would not surprise me if many simply lied or bribed hospital nurses to fudge the numbers. Considering the hefty bonus of $3,000, offering a nurse or hospital clerk (often underpaid and overworked) a piece of the pie wouldn’t seem unreasonable.

In either case, the governments poor choice to intervene shows some of the real dangers of allowing bureaucracies to meddle in issues of health.

On the bright side, some lucky attorney may one day have a very nice Christmas bonus from a class action law suit if these babies suffer from obesity problems later on in life. Hefty Aussie et al v.s. The Australian Government.

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