Pelosi: Contraception is Good Stimulus for the Economy

Unlike most anti-abortionists will have you believe

Family planning and abortion are the not the same thing. Having a child at a young age due to lack of contraception or planning, which easily could have been diverted, is not just a financial struggle. Its an emotional and physical one as well.

I have seen SO many children of parents ungrateful for their existence. This isn't about GDP, quantifying children in GDP is absurd, it's about legitimate planning of families.

And your quote by Longham isnt accurate. The countries that have the highest GDPs (in order of size) are the EU, the U.S., Japan, Germany, China, the U.K.

Besides China, they aren't demographically correlated. Our way of life is what is the problem. Millions of people manage to survive in living conditions we in the U.S. would think are unliveable (China, Subsaharan Africa, Northern Africa, Southeast Asia). because they have different standards of living. Perhaps thats what WE need to change.

Ryan of CT @ Mar 13, 2009 01:08:31 AM

How can we get rid of Pelosi?

Perhaps if contraceptives were more readily available when nancy pelosi's parents got together we wouldn't have to deal with her moronic nonsense. Does anyone own a time machine? I have a couple more mistakes to remedy as well.

The One of FL @ Mar 11, 2009 12:23:08 PM

To the Dumb girl who said Welfare Whores

You dumb chic..Dont you know the children in welfare today are the adults that will be in the Military saving your dang on life in the future..We are already out numbererd to our enemys. So close your mouth and open your legs...lol

fed up of NC @ Feb 13, 2009 13:00:53 PM

They weren't forcing it...

Hey, I actually dislike Pelosi but her feelings on contraceptives is being taken wrong. They're not saying force people to wear them. They just want them easier to get for people. There are plenty of kids and people who get pregnant because they didn't have money or access to them easily. So, they risk it and get pregnant and then have things like religion or family force them to keep it against their will. If anybody wants children, they're able to have them. They're not suggesting surgically implanting them on the financially challenged. Just making them more accessible for people before we get to the point where some may not feel they have an option. I know of several people that didn't want kids but felt they had to have them because religion. If they had a condom or birth control, I know a few of them wouldn't happen. I think it's an easy cut from the bill but there was a reason for it. Anyone who's too strongly going against it voted for Bush and that's why we're in this problem!

Jess S. of CA @ Feb 09, 2009 00:36:33 AM

Contraception is good for the economy!

Pelosi is right and Boehner is wrong. Contraception [i]is[/i] good for the economy, and saves most taxpayers money on average. Short-term, it reduces the revenue loss from deductions and child tax credits, and releases money (net even after loss of credits) and productive time to parents or would-be parents. Long-term, it reduces demand on basic resources (like oil, copper, etc.) and reduces the cost and pressure for alternatives to the rest of us. BTW there is no legitimate advantage of any kind; social, economic, etc; to population growth once density like ours has been reached.

tyrannogenius

Neil B. ☺ of VA @ Feb 01, 2009 11:18:50 AM

It's a ruse

It's a ruse, folks. Democrats don't care up contraception. They obviously put that provision into the stimulus package so that when Republicans complained, they could cut it from the legislation and claim they "compromised" in the spirit of bipartisanship. The Soviets used to pull that same routine at the negotiating table. They'd give us a list of demands, most of which they didn't really want. Then they'd back off on those demands so the U.S. would compromise in turn. That's how they got Turkey from JFK and Poland from Jimmy Carter.

Larry of GA @ Jan 28, 2009 21:30:47 PM

Nancy Pelosi

I cannot express how ashamed I am of being Catholic, due to Pelosi's comments. Madam speaker, please formally LEAVE my Catholic church. NEVER enter another Catholic Church and attempt to receive our precious Lord, for you are not worthy to receive Him. For anyone out there who's reading. The Catholic Church has always condemned contraception, and abortion. How Pelosi can actually call herself Catholic, while supporting the issues she does is mind blowing.

stevieg of CT @ Jan 28, 2009 15:27:39 PM

Hold on - these babies will not add to the workforce for at least 16 years. We are talking about short term impact in terms of the stimulus package. So women who become pregnant would at some point have to leave the workforce to care for the baby - at least 3 - 6 months. Now what about all the costs associated with a new child? And the stress it will put on that family to meet the costs in this economy? Family planning seems to be a right of the rich, but only a privilege for the poor, with your argument. Those families who want to delay having kids for a year or two, and cannot afford contraception otherwise, should have the same options as those families who can afford it.

of @ Jan 28, 2009 12:12:27 PM