Thought on Abortion Debate

The pro-choice versus pro-life debate has raged on for years, and will continue unless we find a way to solve it. Part of the issue is that Americans were robbed of a voice in the decision, it never came to vote for the people, or even to our representatives. This was a dictate from on high, with no Constitutional merit or precedent. Of course this is going to cause debate, when you add such an emotionally, and spiritually charged issue, it is always going to be a hot topic.

However, in my opinion the debate will be nothing but continued deadlock until, or unless, the pro-life side changes the argument. We will never win a moral argument trying to sell our morals to an immoral society. We need to find their soft spot, something that they would stand to gain, or even better to lose, by continuing to allow abortion on demand. In dealing with leading people to a new decision, we must remember that all people, including each of us, listen to the same radio station W.I.I.F.M., "What's In It For Me". We need to find something for them if we want them to change their thinking on being pro-abortion.

What can we come up with for them? How about a Social Security System that isn't bankrupt? How about a Medicare System that isn't bankrupt? How about having a 401 k, or IRA that holds it's value for your retirement? Frankly that is what is at stake, it may be too late to save any of the above for the boomers, but maybe not for generation x.

Let's look at the math, Social Security was designed at a time when most people only lived an average of 6 months after retiring. When FDR started it, there were 13 people paying into it for each person who was being paid. Today it is around 3 working for each person getting checks, in 2022 the year that the largest birth year in history retires it goes to 1-1 and is bankrupt.

Aren't you glad that you have a strong 401 k, or IRA so you don't have to depend on Social Security? Do you have a strong one? Do you really? Have you considered how the ERISHA laws are going to effect your retirement plan? Are you aware of them? In 1973 when tax deferred savings plans were begun with 401 k, IRA, Keogh's, etc. were first approved, the IRS wanted to know when they would get their tax money. The deal was that when you turn 70.5 years old, by law you must start cashing in 8% of your retirement fund in each year. Our society has been greatly effected by each stage of the baby boomers moving through our economy at each life stage. Now we get to start seeing the impact on retirement. In 2012 the first birth year of baby boomers turns 70.5 years old and will be law start cashing in 8% of their retirements, that is 2.5 million people! Not all will have investments to cash in, but each year after that will have another 2.5 million turning 70.5 years old and start cashing out as well. What happens to investments when more people are cashing out than are putting in? That's right, it goes down in value. If it keeps going down in value, how long will the young worker keep investing in a program that is losing value? If they quit putting money in, your retirement savings free falls.

So, the Social Security System is about to go bankrupt due to too few employees working for the amount of retirees. Americans investment portfolios are in serious trouble very soon, and Medicare is almost bankrupt already. Not a pretty picture. Now lets look at another legal decision from 1973 Roe vs Wade that legalized abortion.

Every year since 1973 nearly 1,000,000 abortions have been performed in America. After 36 years of this decision that is about 36 million Americans have been aborted. If this wouldn't have happened we would have about 15 million more Americans producing and consuming in America who are between 21 and 35 years old, with 21 million more growing up behind them. These people would be working, paying taxes, buying homes and cars, they would also be paying into Social Security, Medicare, and into their IRAs and 401 ks, propping all of these up so none would be in trouble today.

The very abortion policy that the left has used almost as their sacrament to their progressive agenda, is the very same thing that is bankrupting their own retirements.