Look at higher ed tuition inflation as an extreme example as government subsidies increased , so too did tuition . That $ 10 K price tag is only in place because there are no vouchers increasing demand . Increase demand , and tuition increases will follow , until the market finds equilibrium around the same base only those with means can afford it . <| sep |> Yes there have been . Similarly , there have been migrants to those countries who have committed terrorist acts believing that they are retaliating against USNATO involvement in the Middle East . As I said , dangerous thinking . <| sep |> No . You cannot refuse to hire half the population because they might someday take their legally protected right to have time off in order to go through the physical and medical process of starting a family . There ' s lots of things wrong with not hiring women because they might go on mat leave , here ' s just a few to start us off 1 . Not every woman wants to have or will have babies 2 . Those who do may take less time than any other random person might take for any kind of medical thing would you not hire older people because they might need sick leave ? 3 . Men can also take parental leave , at least here in Canada , but nobody would not hire a man because they might one day have a family 4 . People are unproductive for a whole lot of reasons . Assuming that they will be less productive based on genitalia alone is straight up discrimination Edit forgot a couple of words