&gt; Not all of these people are capable of being even minimally productive<p>IQ is a horrible indicator, and while influenced by genes, it is also biased by a number of factors, including upbringing environment.<p>As the son of a teacher, I refuse to accept the notion that our &quot;dumbest&quot; folks aren&#x27;t capable of learning great things. It&#x27;s attitudes like the one you&#x27;re presenting that keep these folks down in the dirt. &quot;They just aren&#x27;t capable of complicated things!&quot;... what hogwash. Even a person with diagnosed learning disabilities can accomplish great tasks given the proper guidance and training. You would have us just give up on them!<p>The devil in me questions the point of life if you just sit around and exist... nothing more.<p>I think we need to agree to disagree here.