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Submitted to the Washington Post
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October 1, 2005
To the Editor:
William Bennett is right about one thing: that whole issue of crime and race has been on my mind recently. So here's a thought experiment for him. If we aborted all white children, the rate of white-collar crime would go way down--think Enron, World.com, Adelphia, etc. We'd probably see an even larger reduction in the incidence of Congressional corruption and malfeasance, including among high-ranking Congressional officers. The possibilities are huge, from organized-crime contract murders to hate-related crimes to things like the disappearance of hundreds of millions of dollars in Iraq. Speaking of which: think of the reduction of financial crimes and conflicts of interest in the military-industrial complex as a whole! As a plus, we'd lose some talk radio shows altogether, and even see a decrease in the number of stupid opinions on race expressed by former Cabinet officials.
Not that I would actually propose doing this. It would be wrong, of course, and impossible, but it's just a thought. You know? I'm just saying.
Luis Rumbaut
Washington, D.C.
