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Is the ecomomy the untold casualty of abortion?
Live Action News ^ | 8/1/14 | Gina L Diorio

Posted on 08/01/2014 7:57:46 AM PDT by wagglebee

The pro-life movement often talks of the science behind life in the womb, the fact that abortion leaves emotional, psychological and physical scars on women and the inherent beauty of every life. What we don’t often talk about, though, is money.

After all, doesn’t it seem somewhat crass to couch pro-life arguments in terms of economic benefit? The reality, though, is that abortion hasn’t impacted our society only in emotional, social, and cultural ways. It’s also impacted our society economically. And one political scientist is now claiming this very thing.

Mark A. Olson, a former liberal community organizer turned pro-life consultant, has published research that abortion in America has cost our nation more than $16 trillion in federal revenue – or approximately the amount of our current national debt.

In a slide presentation summarizing his research, he first notes that the figure of 50 million abortions far under-represents the cumulative population loss due to abortion, which he places at a staggering 126,469,904 as of January 1, 2014.

Based on this number, Olson applies the per capita individual tax burden to the lost population number for each year, a method which he says controls for other demographic variables. His finding: as of January 1, 2014, $15,734,000,000,000 in federal revenue has been lost due to abortion.

A press release issued today by Olson stated, “Basic macroeconomics says that any such loss in population will result in a collapse of the necessary aggregate supply and demand to sustain long term national economic growth. The population loss due to abortion would have the same negative economic impact as any population loss due to war, epidemic, or natural disaster. “

Olson concludes that the fiscal problems our nation is facing can be solved neither by conservative nor liberal policies – but only through ending abortion on demand.

The reality is that abortion doesn’t ‘only’ kill children. It doesn’t only devastate women. It doesn’t only shock and grieve men. It doesn’t only deaden national conscience and deprave our collective culture. It does all of these, and more.

Certainly, life is sacred apart from economics – and it always will be. And truth be told, waving signs that read “Save a life, save the economy” probably won’t change many minds and hearts.

At the same time, evaluating the impact of abortion without evaluating the resulting economic losses is an incomplete study. Tragically, we know that not even one dollar of that lost $15 trillion is enough to bring back one of the precious lives lost through abortion.

But one thing we can do is make sure that not one more dollar funds the taking of innocent lives – and not one more dollar propagates the lie that abortion does no harm.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abortion; deficit; economy; moralabsolutes; prolife
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Olson concludes that the fiscal problems our nation is facing can be solved neither by conservative nor liberal policies – but only through ending abortion on demand.

He couldn't be more right and deep down the politicians in Washington know this.

The reason that so many are pushing for amnesty is that they know we need more taxpayers and this is because we've murdered a third of our own.

1 posted on 08/01/2014 7:57:46 AM PDT by wagglebee
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2 posted on 08/01/2014 7:58:24 AM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: Jim Robinson
Jim, you should read this (especially the linked slide show) if you have a chance.
3 posted on 08/01/2014 7:59:03 AM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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4 posted on 08/01/2014 7:59:25 AM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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In their view it keeps unemployment numbers down since the aborted citizens couldn’t find a job anyway.


5 posted on 08/01/2014 7:59:52 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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The reality is that it is IMPOSSIBLE to grow an economy without an expanding population.
6 posted on 08/01/2014 8:01:26 AM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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Bump!


7 posted on 08/01/2014 8:08:20 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: wagglebee

Of course it is! Also, birth control. The Baby Boomers were sold a bill of goods when they were told not to procreate. Now they are facing an old age of poverty!


8 posted on 08/01/2014 8:08:31 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard Lives Yet!)
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To: wagglebee

I don’t have the numbers in front of me but I read that vast majority of abortions are in the low income, low information citizenry, thus those additions to the population would not be working and purchasing but merely taking. And I am in NO WAY advocating abortion.


9 posted on 08/01/2014 8:09:48 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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To: miss marmelstein

This discussion is repeating points I have made for years;but mainly if you kill your children you kill your own future.


10 posted on 08/01/2014 8:11:59 AM PDT by hoosierham (Freedom isn't free)
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It is sort of simple, isn’t it?


11 posted on 08/01/2014 8:13:18 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard Lives Yet!)
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To: Resolute Conservative
Over a third of abortions have been on blacks; however, the majority are white women in college or their twenties from middle to upper income families.
12 posted on 08/01/2014 8:13:44 AM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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The over-whelming majority of woman getting abortions are liberals. Consider what this country would look like if all those aborted babies had grown up to be liberals. One way or another the population of liberals must decrease or very bad things will happen.


13 posted on 08/01/2014 8:14:47 AM PDT by thejokker
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To: wagglebee

“Wimins” studies students no doubt. I still say most are people who would never work or purchase, that in itself is another problem.


14 posted on 08/01/2014 8:15:41 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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The reason that so many are pushing for amnesty is that they know we need more taxpayers and this is because we've murdered a third of our own.i>

We are not suffering from a loss of workers. We have a lack of jobs with the lowest labor participation rates since 1978. In order to pay taxes, you need jobs. The vast majority of those receiving amnesty would be net takers in terms of benefits received versus taxes paid. 51% of the illegal aliens lack even a high school degree.

Blacks use abortion the most. It is estimated that the black population would be double what it is today without abortion. The black unemployment rate (U-3) is currently 11.7%.

15 posted on 08/01/2014 8:16:43 AM PDT by kabar
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Remember that abortion is also the sacrament of many upscale Americans. I just read that Israel - surely one of the most successful countries in history - is wildly pro-abortion and it registers as #1 in why they don’t trust Christians. Not that I am attacking them in this time of trouble! So, many children who could feed the economy worldwide are dying - not just the poor.


16 posted on 08/01/2014 8:17:13 AM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard Lives Yet!)
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The over-whelming majority of woman getting abortions are liberals. Consider what this country would look like if all those aborted babies had grown up to be liberals. One way or another the population of liberals must decrease or very bad things will happen.

Are you saying that abortion is fine as long as it's liberal women having abortions? A simple YES or NO will suffice.

17 posted on 08/01/2014 8:17:31 AM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: kabar
People spending money is what creates job.
18 posted on 08/01/2014 8:19:38 AM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: wagglebee

Abortion has changed our culture, not just the population headcount.

If you aren’t responsible for your baby (father or mother)
then how are you responsible for anything else?

Just as the middle east won’t be solved by pretending Islam is the religion of peace. (actually it is the religion of war against women and war against jews)

Our issues won’t be solved because our culture has become one of no one is responsible for anything!


19 posted on 08/01/2014 8:23:03 AM PDT by jonose
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To: miss marmelstein

I read a good article one time that talked about the high odds of another Einstein type person that was aborted and how many technology/humanitarian advances we have missed out by not having these geniuses/innovators walking among us via this abomination.


20 posted on 08/01/2014 8:24:30 AM PDT by Resolute Conservative
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