FLASH!!!!! The truly wealthy (an wannabes) have been outsourcing their children for generations. Ever hear of the private boarding school? Unfortunately, even professional contractors can't overcome bad genes -- a product of a too small ruling class with overly restrictive notions about breeding outside the class. At 02:30 PM 3/30/97 -0800, James Michael Craven wrote: >It's simple: outsource up to but not beyond the point where the >marginal cost of outsourcing one's children equals the marginal >benefit and... Market "Efficiency" Uber Alles. > > > SUBJ: >Bill Adler To Outsource Children >>> > >>>>GRANADA HILLS, CA - Bill Adler, UNIX System Administrator and father >>>>of two girls, has announced plans to outsource his children to a >>>>private enterprise specializing in child rearing as part of his >>>>family's cost-saving effort. Adler said that his request for >>>>proposals will go out later this Spring, and that he hopes that a >>>>contractor will be in place by Summer 1997. >>>> >>>>Adler says that he anticipates saving 25% of his child rearing >>>>expenses by hiring a company that specializes in the field. He >>>>believes that between the things that his kids destroy, the wear and >>>>tear the kids put on the family residence and vehicles, and the >>>>other expenses such as sports, scouts, and lessons, he should be >>>>able to a pay a private firm about 75% of what he currently spends >>>>on his children. >>>> >>>>Although his children have expressed concern that being raised by >>>>non-parents would be impersonal and would deprive them of some of >>>>their current privileges, Adler has worked to alleviate their fears. >>>>He held a family dinner meeting to announce the decision and told >>>>the kids that mere parents don't really know how to raise kids until >>>>the kids are grown. This is obvious because every grandparent on the >>>>street has advice to give to any parent they meet. A professional >>>>child-rearing service would already know how to raise children and >>>>not make the mistakes of a rookie parent. >>>> >>>>The outsource proposal requires companies to provide the children >>>>with benefits at least the same overall level as they receive at >>>>home, with some benefits (TV hours for example) expanding, and >>>>others (parental attention) declining. The proposal mandates certain >>>>"core" benefits -- food, clothing, and schooling -- but leaves the >>>>non-core (music, sports, television) at the discretion of the >>>>contractor. >>>> >>>>The outsourcing would phase in over a six-month period, with the >>>>children initially spending daytime hours at their outsource site >>>>and sleeping at their parent's home, but as space becomes available >>>>off site, the children will begin spending all their time away from >>>>home except when they are desperately needed at home (for example, >>>>when yard work needs to be done). >>>> >>>>The children originally expressed dismay at residing off site, but >>>>Adler told them that they would have weekly visitation to the house >>>>to retrieve any personal belongings, get new books, and perform >>>>their musical instruments for and talk to their parents. This would >>>>also allow the kids to visit their pets (two dogs, three cats) -- at >>>>least until phase 2 of Adler's cost cutting plan, which includes >>>>outsourcing the family pets. >>>> >>>>Adler would not say where he came up with the idea of outsourcing >>>>the children, other than to admit that he and his wife were having a >>>>discussion about family finances which illustrated the need to raise >>>>the family in a "cheaper, faster, better" mode. Although his wife >>>>was initially reluctant to have the children raised off site, Adler >>>>convinced her to accept the scheme because she, too, was eligible >>>>for "outsourcing." > > Jim Craven > source: Future Work > >*------------------------------------------------------------------* >* James Craven * " For those who have fought for it, * >* Dept of Economics * freedom has a taste the protected * >* Clark College * will never know." * >* 1800 E. McLoughlin Blvd. * Otto von Bismark * >* Vancouver, Wa. 98663 * * >* (360) 992-2283 * * >* [EMAIL PROTECTED] * * >* MY EMPLOYER HAS NO ASSOCIATION WITH MY PRIVATE/PROTECTED OPINION * > >
