HenryBHough
Diamond Member
Interesting article I happened upon today concerning the real reason for America's growing "inequality". Now, before anyone asks, NO link for you. If you want to read the article run a websearch on "Assortive Mating" or "Assortive Marriage". If you can.
What it comes down to is that intelligent people tend to marry other intelligent people. Politically inclined people tend to marry other politically inclined people. This is causing the rise or dynasties. Clintons. Kennedys. Bushes. Plainly the start of a new a new aristocracy.
What I am proposing is NOT a ban on assortive marriage. Simply a redistribution of abilities. Under this plan all persons of either gender would be tested by a government agency and graded according to abilities and propensities. There would be no prohibition on "likes" marrying "likes". Merely on their procreating. In this plan those of high intellect would be required to impregnate, or be impregnated by, a person whose scores were in the lower 25% or the population before being licensed to marry within their own classification. In event of miscarriage or termination of the mandated pregnancy the licensing of a "like to like" marriage would not be permitted until a subsequent pregnancy bore fruit.
This, of course, would not apply to same-sex couples until such time as such unions are proven capable or producing offspring without assistance from donors or by any artificial means.
It appears that without such a plan America is doomed to a future as "subjects" rather than "citizens".
Should we be concerned?
Should Congress act?
Could Congress act?
What it comes down to is that intelligent people tend to marry other intelligent people. Politically inclined people tend to marry other politically inclined people. This is causing the rise or dynasties. Clintons. Kennedys. Bushes. Plainly the start of a new a new aristocracy.
What I am proposing is NOT a ban on assortive marriage. Simply a redistribution of abilities. Under this plan all persons of either gender would be tested by a government agency and graded according to abilities and propensities. There would be no prohibition on "likes" marrying "likes". Merely on their procreating. In this plan those of high intellect would be required to impregnate, or be impregnated by, a person whose scores were in the lower 25% or the population before being licensed to marry within their own classification. In event of miscarriage or termination of the mandated pregnancy the licensing of a "like to like" marriage would not be permitted until a subsequent pregnancy bore fruit.
This, of course, would not apply to same-sex couples until such time as such unions are proven capable or producing offspring without assistance from donors or by any artificial means.
It appears that without such a plan America is doomed to a future as "subjects" rather than "citizens".
Should we be concerned?
Should Congress act?
Could Congress act?
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