Pelosi: Fewer babies = stronger economy
Charlie Butts and Jody Brown - OneNewsNow - 1/27/2009 6:00:00 AM
Updated 8:45 a.m. Central
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stirred up a hornet's nest by promoting the idea of spending of millions of dollars on birth control and abortion as part of the economic stimulus package.
"Contraception," argued Pelosi, "will reduce costs to the states and to the federal government." Her comments came on ABC's This Week when asked by host George Stephanopoulos how expanding "family-planning services" to the tune of millions of dollars will stimulate the economy. OneNewsNow sought reaction from Susan Fani, director of communications for the Catholic League.
"It's quite shocking, actually, that the Speaker of the House -- who claims to be Catholic -- would go on national television and claim that contraception would reduce the cost to the government," exclaims Fani. "It's just beyond words, really."
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Pelosi has five children and six grandchildren. Catholic League president Bill Donohue finds her comments revealing. "We have reached a new low when high-ranking public office holders in the federal government cast children as the enemy," he offers in a press statement. "But at least it explains their enthusiasm for abortion-on-demand."
Will the spending on "family-planning services" help dig America out of its economic doldrums?
"That's not going to help grow the economy," Fani responds. "It doesn't even make sense as a prospect for helping this country through our economic crisis. So it's wrong on so many different levels, and just shows...a very flawed thought process."
American Life League calls Pelosi's remarks "a betrayal" of her Catholic faith, and the Christian Defense Coalition says it is "unthinkable" that she would try to stimulate the economy by "seeking to reduce the number of children."
America needs to produce 2.1 children per couple to keep up with births to support the population -- and that rate is not being maintained. Economies in Europe have been especially hurt by a drop in birth rates.
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2 comments:
in an earlier post, regarding speaker of the house pelosi, i mentioned how dimly lit she was..if anyone needed further proof of this, her most recent use of a portion of the bailout money, should leave no doubt in anyone's mind, as to her dimwittedness. i think most democrats were even surprised at how moronic her latest efforts were...i know republicans and most americans couldnt believe what she was promoting...she should be fired, if it is possible to fire one in her current position.
this original idea is not even nancy pelosi's as i learned, while watching an article on french television channel...it is from the french that this suggestion came, not pelosi...she doesnt have an original idea in her empty head..the french are promoting the idea that more than 2 children puts too much of a strain on the economic system of their country, foodwise, housing,medicine,schooling, etc. china has had this policy for many years (decades) and it hasnt worked there, either..talk about big brother watching you!!! and nancy pelosi plagerizing their ideas....
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