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Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
Stop being stupid. And this is where we concur on the right-wing anti-sex-ed types being stupid too.
Nice soapbox there. You hit the Gold, the Silver, the Bronze and the trash can - all in one spew. Congrats.
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Lets talk straight economics.
1. If we flip Roe, the ensuing litigation and wasted legislative time will be enromous. I doubt the lost/wasted man hours will be made up by the boon to the airlines from women having to fly to pro-choice states to get procedures. Why should we waste so much money and time better spent doing something productive and revenue producing? A cottage industry of reporductive rights lawyers is not the new industrial revolution this nation needs.
2. How can unwanted pregancies benefit the ecconomy? I can see no economic/market benefit to allowing such a thing. Your gripe with Roe is legal and dispassionate. So how can you say a policy which can only hurt us economically, and has no economic value, should be implemented?
3. The GOP claims that business should not absorb unfair costs for personal choices of its workers. They are always standing behind efforts to roll back maternity leave, employment regs, etc. Why would it favor a policy which would cost employers a fortune in maternity leave? Why would it favor a policy which would take workers out of commission and invite tons of lawsuits (can you imagine how many women would sue charging discrimination because they didn't get a promotion because they misssed time due to pregnancy?). You're inviting a mess of litigation. Never good for business.
4. The GOP argues that it has society in mind when it favors abolishing Roe. But abolishing Roe would clearly hurt the majority of our society from an economic and legislative efficiency standpoint. And its only benefit would be academic (undo a poorly drafted decision) and to provide a gift to a narrow swath of vehement moralists. Its not sound economic or market policy to stand for a vehement minority's moral policy to the great economic and legislative detriment of the entire country.
From a governmental and economic cost/benefit basis, you can't sell overturning Roe.
I just don't see the benefit to fucking with the perfect stasis we have on this issue. So its imperfect legally? So what? It works. Leave it alone.
