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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPaying people to not spread disease is an interesting idea. Why not go even further?
$100 as Incentive to Get a Shot? Experiment Suggests It Can Pay Off.I was just thinking, what other crimes against humanity could the government pay people to not commit, and what should the rates be for not committing those crimes? For example, it seems to me that the reward for not committing mass murder should be substantially more that the reward for not driving while drunk or not dumping trash in a river.
We could send in annual lists of all the crimes we didn't commit along with the amount owed for each one and the total due, then wait for our checks from the IRS (Internal Reward Service) to arrive.
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Paying people to not spread disease is an interesting idea. Why not go even further? (Original Post)
Towlie
May 2021
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abqtommy
(14,118 posts)1. Locking anti-vaxxers up might do the job too. Whatever works is fine with me.
Me.
(35,454 posts)4. A Colony Of THem?
works for me
Hugin
(33,162 posts)2. I'd be a Billionaire.
Since penalties for committing these crimes don't seem to be enforced for certain segments of social class any longer. It's the only way to go.
Bucky
(54,020 posts)3. Hire the vaccinated to hunt them down and tranq'em, only replace tranquilizer darts w/Pfizer shots
The most dangerous game is the only solution to the most dangerous virus (and its allies the most dangerous ignoramuses )
I mean, it's a catch and release style hunting, so it's not entirely unethical. And frankly, could all us provaxxers use a few training sessions for the coming 2nd Civil War?
rickford66
(5,524 posts)5. Make it a felony to forge a vaccination card.
The wing nuts love tough penalties. Once people realize they are excluded from normal life, they will have to make a choice among being included, excluded or prosecuted.