VIEW:19-06: Federal Government Finances

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By Bob McDowell (Born Neil Carson) Number 19-06
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FINANCES Week of 201/02/11
By a strange quirk of fate, the subject in my last column was brought
home to me the morning of February 4 during the "Pat Campbell" radio show
during his interview with Oklahoma First District Congressman (Freshman)
Kevin Hern. During the course of the interview the subject turned to budget
circumstances and Cong. Hern stated that one of the most serious problems is
the fact that tax payments into Social Security and Medicare have been for
decades 'borrowed' to cover the 'overdrafts' of wasteful spending in the
budgets. Cong. Hern stated the facts that we need far more LEGAL
immigration to make up for the currently low citizen birth rate below the
needed 2.1 per family to maintain population.
That statement hit me like a mallet to the forehead. A call in to the
station call line necessitated my leaving a message with the screener that the
solution to that problem would be a termination of the abortion business,
which now consists in Oklahoma of four "Planned Parenthood" clinics, up
from two four years ago. Reports have been made that the totals nationally
exceed 50 million babies brutally terminated by abortion. Obviously my
position is unalterably opposed to abortion, except perhaps in the case of
necessity for the life of a mother with existing children. However, medical
progress since the infamous 'Roe vs Wade' decision have made that
situation very unlikely.
At that point my memory finally decided to go into action and
reminded me that the early last century situation in Kansas City,
courtesy of the Pendergast Machine. was a great solution to the
abortion problem, or even the thought of women to consider having
an abortion. As of now, it is my goal to have, at least here in
Oklahoma, at least two such hospitals, operated as charities rather
than political money machines. In that style of business, it would be
possible to have women not financially able to support a baby
welcome to enter the facility at some point in the gestation and stay
until the birth, and longer if necessary for the baby's health and well being.
It would be understood that if the mother had a change of heart
and wanted to keep the child it would be required that she show a
capability to care for and rear the child. Of course some of the
other welfare charities could step in then with education and support.
Further some could make efforts to locate the father to see if he had
any interest and/or ability to provide for both.
While living in Denver it was well known that there was at least
one charity home for women in that situation. They could live in the
facility until the birth began when the mother would be taken to one
of the full service hospitals for delivery. The name of the one out
West has decided to remain imbedded in my memory bank, but
could be retrieved fairly easily if needed. It is my firm belief that GOD
in Heaven would look proudly on such an effort and respond with His
support from above.
Frankly, it is right now beyond my level of experience to know
how to begin such a project, but those opposing the open abortions
now being done could 'put their efforts where their publicity has been
an effort' and join together to reach a successful conclusion.
I remember clearly in 1980 while a primary election candidate
of OK House District 67, I think, while at a meeting of the
'Republican Women of Tulsa County' one of the members accosted
me with the statement: "Bob, if you expect to get anywhere in politics
you must change your opposition to abortion." My reply was:
"Please try to put yourself in my shoes. If there had been open
abortions in 1926 I wouldn't be standing in front of you". She
turned around and walked off.
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Composed February 04, 2019
Robert W. McDowell, Jr. 841 Lynwood Lane
918-451-1051 Broken Arrow OK 74011-8608
Email: abdmcfpi@localnet.com