What we are witnessing today is a historic inter-generational transfer of wealth. Past generations could expect a better life, but today’s youth are picking up the tab for the baby boomers. What’s more, it is the policies of the man they held up as a hero that are inflaming the problem.

Maybe young people still haven’t noticed, or don’t really care — at least not enough to change their voting habits. Maybe they are too interested in political issues like immigration reform or gay marriage to worry about their economic future…. But I suspect some day in their 30s when they are trying to get ahead and raise a family, many of them will have buyer’s remorse.

Of course, it may not take that long. There is one more irony to discuss. And that is, if healthy young people don’t sign up for ObamaCare – if they don’t “fall in line” – the whole system could come crashing down. The success of the Affordable Care Act is premised on healthy young people signing up. But what if they don’t? What if the glitchy websites prevent them? Or what if they just make a calculated decision to pay the fine (“tax” as John Roberts would have you believe)?

It may be that banking on young people really was fraught with danger. You live by the sword, you die by the sword. Now that would be ironic.

~ Matt K. Lewis, The Week, November 11

[Photo via MLive.com]

Last week I wrote about unsanitary conditions at a Pennsylvania Planned Parenthood clinic that is part of the Planned Parenthood Keystone affiliate.

Other PP Keystone employees have started adding their comments to that post, and they jibe with Lola’s* assessment of their horrible workplace environment.

But I have learned it doesn’t stop there. Wrote PP Keystone employee “CC” (combining excerpts from two comments):

I think what is really unfortunate is the employees of PPKEY work under paid and not paid market rate for there positions. then on top of it work in the unsanitary conditions, like robots, in humane ways to treat humans. Most of the employees working here are on welfare themselves that’s pretty sad….

We should try to start a union! Admin would crap there pants if we all did that, because than we would have rights!

Employee “SickOfKeystone” wrote:

PPKEY spent thousands for a Employee Appreciation at the Country Club so they could all blow they own horns. How bout instead u get me a gift card for groceries. I would appreciate that. How bout Im full time and get food stamps and cant afford insurance for my husband.

Indeed, since writing that post I have received more intel on wages and insurance premiums for PP Keystone employees.

I’m told that PP Keystone workers other than clinic managers and clinicians make only $10-11/hour and are limited to a 35-hour work week. These people include receptionists, medical assistants and “front end and back end staff,” according to my source.

As CC and SickOfKeystone indicated, this pittance of a salary qualifies PP Keystone employees with families for welfare and food stamps.

But it gets worse. It’s no wonder SickOfKeystone can’t afford insurance for her husband. Take a look at PP Keystone’s employee insurance premiums. Take note these are bi-weekly rates (UPDATE 11/13: and the deductible is $3,000):

I verified that these rates were sent to all staff by PP Keystone Director of HR and Security Erin Vellela (pictured right) in an email dated October 25, to take effect November 1, 2013, through October 31, 2014.

How a PP employee making $11/hour, or $1,540 a month, could afford insurance for his or her family is beyond me. It doesn’t seem possible. It is even less likely that any part-time employee could pull it off without paying PP money.

Meanwhile PP Keystone CEO Kim Custer, pictured right, made $133,165 in salary and compensation in 2012.

So while Planned Parenthood Federation of America CEO Cecile Richards cheerleads for Obamacare, because “every person in this country deserves a basic standard of health care coverage,” her own corporation has been a prime culprit, forcing employees already making slave wages to purchase astronomically high health insurance, or go without.

The Washington Times reported on November 4 that PPFA “employs 25,000 staff and volunteers at its 750 health clinics.”

Hello, where is the Service Employees International Union? I’m sure PP Keystone employee CC is not alone in wanting to unionize.

And shouldn’t feminists support decent wages and health insurance for workers providing healthcare to mostly women?

I’ve seen SEIU in action when it was trying to strong-arm my employer to unionize hospital workers. SEIU is a master at shakedowns. SEIU is always on the lookout for more healthcare workers to bring into its fold.

But could it be that Cecile Richards’ husband Kirk Adams, International Executive Vice President of SEIU, is keeping his friends away from PP? I’d say that’s a safe bet.

But is it good for either SEIU or PP workers? Absolutely not.

Planned Parenthood employees who may be reading this blog for the first time should check out the salaries your affiliate CEOs and PPFA corporate heads are making. You should also know PPFA has topped $1 billion in assets since 2009-2010. There’s money to pay you. Management is just keeping it for themselves.

*Pseudonym

by Hans Johnson

Today is Veterans Day. A photo of U.S. Army Ranger Josh Hargis of Cincinnati, which his wife Taylor posted on Facebook, exemplifies the spirit of those in our Armed Services.

Hargis’ 3rd Ranger Batallion was on a mission in the Panjwai district of Afghanistan when a woman in a suicide vest exploded as a canine unit approached. Two were killed, as well as the dog, and several more were injured. When more Rangers and Army medics moved in to evacuate their comrades, 13 improvised explosive devices detonated. A total of four were killed, with more than a dozen wounded.

Hargis’ commander sent this photo and a letter to Taylor. In it he describes how Josh had to hang in for two hours before reaching the hospital and undergoing a series of surgeries. While in intensive care, a ceremony was held to award him a Purple Heart before his move to Germany and then back to America. From the letter:

A simple ceremony, you can picture a room full of Rangers, leaders, doctors, and nurses surrounding his bedside while the Ranger Regimental Commander pinned the Purple Heart to his blanket. During the presentation the Commander publishes the official orders verbally and leaned over Josh to thank him for his sacrifice.

Josh, whom everybody in the room (over 50 people) assumed to be unconscious, began to move his right arm under the blanket in a diligent effort to salute the Commander as is customary during these ceremonies. Despite his wounds, wrappings, tubes, and pain, Josh fought the [nurse] who was trying to restrain his right arm and rendered the most beautiful salute any person in that room had ever seen.

I cannot impart on you the level of emotion that poured through the intensive care unit that day. Grown men began to weep and we were speechless at a gesture that speak volumes about Josh’s courage and character. The picture, which we believe belongs on every news channel and every news paper is attached. I have it hanging above my desk now and will remember it as the single greatest event I have witnessed in my ten years in the Army.

From NBC Nightly News:

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I’m in heaven; that’s why we chose her name Sky… She’s beautiful. We’re very happy…

Open adoption is very important for us…. We will raise her with all the love we have.

~ Priscilla Devries (pictured) and Richard Dros, parents from the Netherlands who have adopted a second baby from the United States, as featured on the Today Show as part of their “Choosing Adoption on TODAY” week-long special, November 7

Here were my top five six favorite political cartoons this week. Vote for your fav in the poll at the bottom of this post!

 by Bob Gorrell at Townhall.com…

 by Chip Bok at Townhall.com…

 by Lisa Benson at Townhall.com…

 by Jeff Danziger at GoComics.com…

 by Ken Catalino at Townhall.com…

 by Michael Ramirez at Townhall.com…

Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!)

Ephesians 1:4-5, The Message translation

[Graphic via 365 Promises]

Abortion supporter Eve Vawter thought it would be cute to use “adorable cats” to describe “10 reasons to have an abortion.” Her explanation:

I don’t think the majority of women make the decision to have an abortion lightly.

Due to the fact we have all seen one million sad stories on the Internet illustrated by miserable looking stock photo women sobbing into their hands, I have decided to use cats instead. I’m a cat fan, and I would rather look at cats than whatever comes up when you search photo websites for “abortion.”

So here is a sampling. For Reason #2, “Your birth control failed”:

 For Reason #3, “You don’t want to have a child because of your career” (where, I note, the cat is male):

 For Reason #6, “You feel strongly about overpopulation”:

 For Reason #9, “You want no relationship with the person who got you pregnant”:

Here are all 10 reasons:

1.  Having a baby would endanger your life.

2. Your birth control failed.

3. You don’t want to have a child because of your career.

4. You feel you are too young.

5. You feel you are too old.

6. You feel strongly about overpopulation.

7. You are worried about the health of the baby.

8. You want no relationship with the person who got you pregnant.

9. You don’t want to have another child.

10. For whatever reason.

Two questions: What are your thoughts on the reasons listed, and why do abortion proponents on one hand dramatize reasons to submit to abortion and on the other hand trivialize them?

[HT: LifeNews.com]

by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN, and Kelli

We welcome your suggestions for additions to our Top Blogs (see tab on right side of home page)! Email Susie@jillstanek.com.

• Can they stop the inevitable? Americans United for Life discusses how SCOTUS is trending  on abortion related cases:

  The Cline case “illustrates momentum for overturning the abuses of Roe. Multiple cases are advancing toward the Supreme Court as it has signaled its willingness to consider the impact of its unrestricted abortion policy on women and their unborn children,” said AUL’s Dr. Charmaine Yoest.

• MN Citizens Concerned for Life notes how unsanitary conditions of an abortion chain in Texas also threaten Minnesota women:

  The latest inspections of Whole Woman’s Health abortion centers in Texas have revealed continuing health violations by the abortion chain. Yet WWH’s Minneapolis abortion center remains neither licensed nor inspected by the state of Minnesota….

  WWH launched its Minneapolis center…  in early 2012. Legislation to license and inspect abortion facilities was passed by the Minnesota Legislature in 2012, but the measure was vetoed by Gov. Mark Dayton.Four of the five WWH clinics in Texas have been cited for violating safety standards in just the last three years.

• Live Action notes how popular shows sometime stumble on the truth and help break through liberal sound bites about abortion. CBS’s The Good Wife had a episode in Season One entitled, The Heart,  which showed the photo by Michael Clancy of an actual surgery that took place in utero at  Nashville’s Vanderbilt Hospital in 1999. In this episode, a pregnant mother, who had previously  lobbied for abortion rights, was carrying a baby witha  fatal heart defect. Her lawyers argued for  the insurance company to authorize payment  for life saving surgery in utero.

• The Leading Edge  recommends the documentary The Human Experience and discusses why this is a pro life film even though the words “abortion” or “pro-life” are never uttered.
• Coming Home discusses a LifeSiteNews story (quoted below) about thoughts on “breeders” by a homosexual activist who favors forced abortion for population control:

  Women should be forced to abort their children for the next 30 years as a part of global population control, homosexual activist Dan Savage told Australian television….

  “You know, I’m pro-choice, I believe that women should have a right to control their bodies,” he added. “Sometimes in my darker moments, I’m anti-choice. I think abortion should be mandatory for about 30 years.”

• Michael New discusses tactics by an Alabama abortion clinic in reaction to the 40 Days for Life prayer vigils in front of their  facilities. Interestingly, supporters were asked to “adopt” a pro-lifer by name and make a donation  every time that person came to pray.
• Those who say abortions are not coerced should respond to an incident reported by Big Blue Wave, where a woman left the abortion facility by way of the window to escape an abortion.