Economic conservatives are worried about the runaway tax and spend potential of the federal government. But that's not even half the real story.
What the eco-conservatives are overlooking is the hidden cost of federal funding of abortion as part of an "essential benefits package" that will be imposed on everyone unless it is explicitly excluded.
If approved, taxpayers will be forced to pay for other people's abortions whether they like it or not. And the $1.6 trillion the eco-conservatives are worried about will only be the tip of a very large iceberg.
That's because abortion has a huge hidden economic cost. It's the loss in future GDP represented by all those babies who never had a chance to grow up to become the future workers, consumers, taxpayers, and parents the nation needs to sustain future economic growth.
This is something the younger generation should start worrying about. People under 40 will still be paying taxes 40 to 80 years from now, so they will take the biggest hit from this phenomenon. And since their numbers have already been depleted by abortion, that means even fewer shoulders on which to rest a much bigger burden.
We've already had over 64 million abortions since 1967. That's a whopping 30% of our under 50 population. If we had a war that took that kind of toll, we would have run up the white flag decades ago. The pro-aborts just don't give up that easily.
What they don't want to admit is that people are our country's most important renewable resource. Ever since Roe v. Wade, we've been depleting that resource with abandon.
If all those kids had lived, we wouldn't be in the mess we're in.
Looking forward, the picture is even grimmer especially if we keep subsidizing abortion. That's exactly what the pro-choice politicians propose to do by sending you the bill for other people's abortions.
GDP per capita is now about $60,000 a year, and has been compounding at a rate of 4% a year. Per capita GDP is a measure that includes everyone from the cradle to the grave. But every baby we abort is one less contributor to GDP, not just for today, but for a lifetime of about 80 years..
Every child we abort today costs us $25 million in future GDP over a lifetime. Abortion also takes a huge toll of other jobs. Babies don't compete for jobs with the rest of us for their first 20 years, but they create jobs for everybody else: doctors, nurses, teachers, homebuilders, retailers, you name it.
And then there is the "echo effect." None of those 60 million will be around to have children in the next generation, so that 60 million loss will echo down the centuries for generations to come. It took Europe 250 years to recover the "Black Death," it will take us at least that long to recover even if families starting having 3 or more children.
If there ever was a major job killer, it is the baby-killing industry.
But you have a choice. If you want bigger tax bills, a grimmer future for your children and grandchildren, and more government encroachment on your right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, just go back to sleep and forget you ever read this.
But if you are ready to stand up for life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, join this person to person movement to help restore common sense to American life.