Published Jul 11, 2023

‘The View’ Throws A Baby Under The Bus

Ben Shapiro dives into NATO's strategic maneuvers, President Biden's leadership controversies, and critical domestic policy issues, including economic challenges, California's reparations plan, and the provocative framing of abortion rights.
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  • Economic Policies

    The Biden administration's economic policies, often termed "Bidenomics," face significant scrutiny. highlights the disconnect between the administration's optimistic portrayal and public perception, noting that despite claims of success, the president's approval ratings on economic handling remain low 1. The Federal Reserve's recent moves to bolster financial resilience in banks further underscore these economic challenges. Shapiro argues that these measures, like increasing capital requirements, are a response to government failures rather than a proactive economic strategy 2.

    Bidenomics in action is going to move those numbers. We're already seeing some traction in that direction. So why don't we come back and.

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    The disparity in economic growth between Republican and Democratic-led states also reflects broader economic struggles, with red states showing more robust growth 2.

       

    Reparations Debate

    California's proposed reparations plan has sparked intense debate, particularly regarding its implications for child support debt. criticizes the plan to eliminate back child support debt for black residents, arguing it could incentivize irresponsible behavior 3. He points out the plan's reliance on historical injustices like slavery and Jim Crow to justify current policy changes, which he views as misguided.

    You talk about people who have no agency, pretending that you have no agency to, you know, take care of your own children in 2023 because of the legacy of Jim Crow, which ended formally in the United States in the mid 1960s, and slavery, which ended in the United States in the 1860s. That's just pathetic.

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    Shapiro also highlights the broader implications of such policies, including the potential for increased social and economic instability 3.

       

    Abortion Debate

    The framing of abortion rights as a self-defense issue has generated controversy. dissects an opinion comic suggesting that abortion could be seen as self-defense due to maternal mortality risks 4. He argues that this analogy is flawed, as it equates unborn fetuses with criminals, a comparison he finds illogical.

    The actual argument that this moron is making is that if police officers in every single traffic stop just shot the person they were stopping, because whether they're a risk or not, that would be perfectly okay with the american public.

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    Shapiro further critiques the notion that all pregnancies pose a threat to the mother's life, emphasizing that pro-life advocates generally support abortion when the mother's life is genuinely at risk 5.

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