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I can't read much of it either, but this may sum it up:
So, judging by what you say, teenage pregnancy is more to do with poverty than choice. Not according to the Telegraph 03 January 2009.

Not according to the Telegraph? No fucking shit.

I gave up there.

by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Mon Feb 1st, 2010 at 06:54:37 AM EST
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I think what I find fascinating is that the neo-liberal right plays it both ways on aggregate vs individual analysis...

Free-markets are "A-OK" because on aggregate society gets richer. (Ignoring for now, as they do, that the evidence suggests this isn't true.)

but...

Teenage pregnancy rises can't be about the system, we have to analyse at the individual level.

by Metatone (metatone [a|t] gmail (dot) com) on Mon Feb 1st, 2010 at 06:58:27 AM EST
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Everyone is responsible for themselves. But the playing field needs to be as tilted as possible level to make that possible.
by ThatBritGuy (thatbritguy (at) googlemail.com) on Mon Feb 1st, 2010 at 07:01:21 AM EST
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