Chelsea Clinton claimed that legalizing abortion has helped add an additional $3.5 trillion to the American economy on Saturday. At a #RiseUpforRoe event in New York, Clinton and other pro-choice women rallied against Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court.
...Her logic is clear. Because women could get abortions, they could work for money more. Their contributions added $3.5 trillion into the economy. We may disagree on whether abortion kills an innocent life in its most vulnerable state, but at least it makes money!
It’s an awful ledger. Kill 60 million babies; create $3.5 trillion. For those doing the math, a baby’s life is worth a little under $60,000 each. Planned Parenthood’s abortion price tag must be a a steal, then, at only about $500!
...Consumer spending drives the economy. When a mom buys groceries, she not only feeds her family but also supports the careers of everyone who works at the grocery store. The Department of Labor’s 2016 report on consumer expenditures found that the average American adult spends just under $60,000 a year.
Does that number sound familiar? It’s roughly the same as the price per child for the $3.5 trillion generated in the last forty years. Assuming that the 60 million babies murdered would have started spending this way at 18 and live to the average age of 78, they would have spent more than $200 trillion in their lifetimes. That’s money supporting businesses, driving industry, and creating jobs.
That number dwarfs the $3.5 trillion Clinton flexed. If every baby could have just lived a year as an adult, choosing life would outperform choosing death monetarily. Over 60 million lifetimes, it absolutely demolishes it.
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