Whatever the factors that foreshadow the imminent demise of Social Security, the destruction of millions of would-have-been taxpayers through legalized abortion must be considered one of the most potent. Ironically, many of the nearly 50 million unborn children destroyed by abortionists at the behest of their mothers had their lives ended for economic reasons. The children whose birth presented such an economic threat to their parents are now the missing pieces in their parents economic future.
(Taken from a quoted block in azindy's excellent Evangelicals and Stem Cells diary)
This quote brought back to mind a few discussions with some of the more fundamentalist wingers I know, and resulted in a bit of an epiphany. In short, even though their religion calls upon them to help the poor and needy, these "Christians" fight against social security as part of their culture war.
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