Recently in the comments section of the Houston Chronicle, a reader asked why not impose a surcharge on remittances leaving the United States to help recoup the costs of treating/housing/incarcerating illegal immigrants. Seems like a fine idea.
Personally, I find this disgusting and no different from a man dating a woman just for the sex. Granted, what happens between two consenting adults in nobody's business but theirs. However, if the guy is unaware of how he's being taken advantage of - especially if the plan is to dump him when he's no longer useful - then women who use this tactic have embraced one of the darker, more hurtful behaviors of some men.
In the spirit of Ron Paul's call for competing currencies, I'm donating to his campaign two cases of canned goods, a half cord of firewood and some obsolete computer parts.
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