The late economist Julian Simon wrote that in developed countries, children bring a positive return on the money invested in them about 35 years after their birth. Even before then, a relatively young labor force has many advantages, such as increased mobility, adaptability, and productivity. Younger workers also can be readily trained to meet the latest technological and occupational needs. We are missing 40 million young people who could fill summer and part-time labor needs, and who could be starting careers in the latest technology. Recently Congress responded to the shortage of skilled information technology workers by authorizing tens of thousands of new visas for foreign workers.
Abortion undermines technological innovation .
Most significantly, abortion denies us the talents and the creativity of 40 million and counting unique human beings. A larger work force provides more forums for the exchange of ideas between more minds, and allows for greater specialization. This results in more new products, greater diversity of products, and more opportunities for the individual who may discover something particularly important, such as the cure for cancer. Abortion drives the Social Se-curity crisis. These contributions could provide the average monthly benefit to over 785,000 retired workers for the entire year.