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turbinetree

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Thu Dec 14, 2017, 07:42 PM Dec 2017

Paul Ryan says American women need to have more babies [View all]

Source: Think Progress

During a news conference on Thursday, House Speaker Paul Ryan urged American women to have more babies, saying their lack of procreation was stunting economic growth.

“People — this is going to be the new economic challenge for America. People,” Ryan said, in response to a question about entitlement reform.

Alluding to the fact that he’s a father of three, Ryan added, “I did my part, but we need to have higher birth rates in this country. Meaning, baby boomers are retiring, and we have fewer people following them in the work force.”

“We have something like a 90 percent increase in the retirement population in America, but only a 19 percent increase in the working population in American,” the Speaker continued. “So what do we have to do? Be smarter, more efficient, more technology — still going to need more people. And when we have tens of millions of people right here in this country falling short of their potential — not working, not looking for a job, or not in school getting a skill to get a job — that’s a problem.”

Read more: https://thinkprogress.org/paul-ryan-says-american-women-need-to-have-more-babies-dc45cb1afec2/



First let me say----------------FUCK YOU Ryan and the horse you rode in on. Because asshole, you want more slave labor for your masters .

And second your no Benjamin Spock , how dare you say that woman need to breed more and have more babies, does you wife there Ryan take birth control, why don't you and her supply the country with the babies that you are looking for, and take her off birth control, because asshole some families can only afford one or two kids, because they can't afford a home, your taking away health care for starters , and your Ayn Rand logic of BS is just fucking amazing..........................

I have solution for you, so that you can be a stay at home father..............................


https://www.randybryceforcongress.com/




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What a fucking moron. And I guess their husbands should take away their shoes, too? George II Dec 2017 #1
Immigration would take care of that, duh. n/t pnwmom Dec 2017 #2
+1 treestar Dec 2017 #74
Thinly-disguised race panic. Ellen Forradalom Dec 2017 #3
Really. He wants the right color babies and only BigmanPigman Dec 2017 #13
The white babies are not going to grow up to vote Republican FakeNoose Dec 2017 #58
He's taking up the torch for John Gibson rpannier Dec 2017 #16
Exactly. This is a racist cliche. Oneironaut Dec 2017 #29
Breitbart and the Alt Right have been calling Paul Ryan alp227 Dec 2017 #36
WTF? BumRushDaShow Dec 2017 #4
He's a conservative Catholic and that's their defacto7 Dec 2017 #5
When Was This Catholic Thing True? ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #66
There's a strong resurgence of pre Vatican II Catholics. defacto7 Dec 2017 #71
The Mormon Thing Makes Sense ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #72
I'm sure he only means white women. milestogo Dec 2017 #6
Yep. dalton99a Dec 2017 #19
a wolf call to the Quiverful people and all chrisitan extremist Vilis Veritas Dec 2017 #7
You only have three kids, Paulie. You're a piker and should get busy right now. greatauntoftriplets Dec 2017 #8
His wife was born in 1969. LisaL Dec 2017 #10
Miracles do happen! greatauntoftriplets Dec 2017 #15
It would have to be a miracle at her (Ryan's wife) age. LisaL Dec 2017 #35
Sarah and Elizabeth in the Bible, baby! treestar Dec 2017 #75
Then, I guess if you want more babies, Paulie, Homer Wells Dec 2017 #62
They should all be forced into pregnancy if they are demanding others to. LiberalFighter Dec 2017 #38
It's the intro to his cuts to social security and medicare. AJT Dec 2017 #9
+1,000,000 Auggie Dec 2017 #21
Yep. 58Sunliner Dec 2017 #23
brooding mares and retirement are a thing of the past bucolic_frolic Dec 2017 #11
More Babies? What for? So they can grow up poor and disadvantaged (take a look Doitnow Dec 2017 #12
The alternative to more babies and poverty is taxing the rich. That's 'dirty talk' to Ryan. mpcamb Dec 2017 #67
You got it.....someone who thinks! Stargazer99 Dec 2017 #77
Several years ago the Japan Times had a story I found interesting rpannier Dec 2017 #14
Another neanderthal man who thinks he has a right to tell women what to do procon Dec 2017 #17
Natural election at work - Women are electing not to have babies with jerks. nt Xipe Totec Dec 2017 #18
Have kids they can't afford? Good Gawd! What is wrong with him. Let's get him out! n/t rainin Dec 2017 #20
The GOP isn't interested in women. They want brood mares. Vinca Dec 2017 #22
Sounds like another step forward for his "we can't afford Social Security and Medicare" scheme.n/t Judi Lynn Dec 2017 #24
Exactly what this is. nt Lucky Luciano Dec 2017 #32
More babies - Fodder for the rich packman Dec 2017 #25
Sure deancr Dec 2017 #26
Every sperm is sacred mucifer Dec 2017 #27
Go f**k yourself, you f'n dolt a**hole Marthe48 Dec 2017 #28
Hitler said much the same thing. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #30
Then he needs to impregnate his wife again SummerSnow Dec 2017 #31
What happened to population control? lunasun Dec 2017 #33
That's a big white nationalist talking point, LOL. What a fucking idiot. bettyellen Dec 2017 #34
White nationalists hate Paul Ryan too, alp227 Dec 2017 #37
Nah. As Judi Lynn suggested above, it is a thinly veiled attack on... Lucky Luciano Dec 2017 #41
Well sure if you ignore the part where it's sexist as fuck- there is and economic end game - bettyellen Dec 2017 #65
Sexist as hell too. Lucky Luciano Dec 2017 #69
Women are blamed for not "dating" weirdos who go on to shoot their classmates - all of society's bettyellen Dec 2017 #73
Oh Ive seen plenty of angry dudes out there. Lucky Luciano Dec 2017 #78
Fuuuuccccckkkk you. Overpopulation, its the underlying reason for all the catastrophes BlancheSplanchnik Dec 2017 #39
Oh bite me, Paul Ryan. hamsterjill Dec 2017 #40
This is why Robert Reich correctly states that we need immigration. joanbarnes Dec 2017 #42
Why would anyone want to bring a baby into this world in the Trump era? crazycatlady Dec 2017 #43
Paul needs a quiver full Mendocino Dec 2017 #44
Wow, they're not hiding any more huh? Yavin4 Dec 2017 #45
If you want people to have more babies, then don't destroy the middle class. diane in sf Dec 2017 #46
The fucking Handmaid's Tale right here NickB79 Dec 2017 #47
Well at least theyre beginning to admit what their policies truthisfreedom Dec 2017 #48
I need to go to space Delphinus Dec 2017 #49
We Can Barely Employ the Americans We Have Now erpowers Dec 2017 #50
he's in DC 5 days a week. he only sees his children on DesertFlower Dec 2017 #51
Keep the women where they belong... Kajun Gal Dec 2017 #52
Or the US can increase immigration Retrograde Dec 2017 #53
He only has three kids, why is he and his wife holding back????? marble falls Dec 2017 #54
Will they start chanting... SCVDem Dec 2017 #55
After he lets CHIPs expire and proposes tax code that MaryMagdaline Dec 2017 #56
Before your party destroyed the middle class MaryMagdaline Dec 2017 #57
Limiting population growth didn't hurt CHINA Duppers Dec 2017 #59
Conservatives want more live babies murielm99 Dec 2017 #60
Ryan the Nazi atreides1 Dec 2017 #61
he's right you know.... Locrian Dec 2017 #63
I Bet It is White itcfish Dec 2017 #64
theres an obvious solution to the problem that Ryan completely ignores allowing more immigrants riversedge Dec 2017 #68
Well, THERE's another argument for abortion bans Bayard Dec 2017 #70
Explains why they are cutting out programs for older people and sick children. Irish_Dem Dec 2017 #76
Uh, ryan, maybe they can't get trained because they can't afford higher education. Ilsa Dec 2017 #79
Baby Boomers are retiring? HughBeaumont Dec 2017 #80
Yup. I will work until I die TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #82
They say you're supposed to have saved 5x your yearly salary by age 50. HughBeaumont Dec 2017 #83
I confess. I never had anything close to 5X my salary saved TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #84
After Roy Moore Loss, Baked Alaska Urges White People To Have Babies & Form A Coalition greyl Dec 2017 #81
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