Planned Parenthood claims that only 3% of their services are abortion. Of course, at the link, the admittedly far-leftwing Washington Post realizes the claim is ludicrous and debunks it. If the 3% claim were true, then the recent SCOTUS ruling would have minimal impact on them.
As an example, when Tennessee went to permitless carry, demand for handgun carry permit classes went to virtually zero. That had accounted for roughly 2% of my revenues. It did not hurt my business at all. I barely know its gone except for the referral I send about every 6 months or so to other schools.
All of that said, Planned Parenthood in Tennessee has decided to shut its doors now that abortions in Tennessee are not permitted past 6 weeks. Doesn't sound like they only lost 3% of their business, now does it? From the link:
Planned Parenthood of Middle Tennessee and Northern Mississippi announced Tuesday that it would no longer offer abortion services. The announcement came immediately after the 6th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals lifted an injunction on a Tennessee law banning abortions after around six weeks of gestation, when fetal cardiovascular activity can typically be detected.
The meme above, made by this blogger, suggests that 65% of Planned Parenthood's non-government revenue comes via abortions. That number is arrived at on this blog post. The math used by the Washington Post article above suggests that 15% - 37% of PP's non-government revenue comes via abortions, but their math assumes a different set of circumstances, that is simply not confirmed by PP's own Financials. This blog used PP's actual financial data to arrive at the estimate.
In either event, most companies would have to shut down locations where 30% or 65% of their revenue was stripped away. And this is the point. Planned Parenthood knows what they do and they lie about it.
Who lies about what they do?
People who are ashamed of what they do lie about what they do.
Observations and reconnaissance from a liberty-loving realist in a world that despises facts as well as liberty.
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Well How About That
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Underlying Reason
Monday, June 27, 2022
Abortion Q&A
Friday, June 24, 2022
Pro Life Victory
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Nanny to Death
From a reader:
"Looking through the blog, it's pretty easy to tell what you like and what you want to change in life. That said, is there something you would change that is second-tier to the stuff we see on here?"
Excellent question.
Yes, if there is something I'd change, and if it is a second-tier item to the things you usually find on this blog, it would be this; ban the continued practice of breeding of pitbulls.
Cue the hate. And for that, here comes the bingo:
For those that don't know, and for those that will try to conflate:
* It is a breed designed to fight and kill, and those simply aren't tolerable in society.
* They are selectively bred to have gameness - the desire to fight without regard to self-preservation. This is directly opposite of nature where natural predators will have a high degree of self preservation.
* Some nitwits say they are "nanny dogs." These same nitwits get pitbulls because they are known to be intimidating and aggressive. Pick which one - it can't be both.
* Some try to conflate and compare what is normal behavior with a pit to the worst of behaviors from other dogs. Really? Then why do those who orchestrate dog fights almost never select other breeds???
* My favorite part of the nitwittery is those who say "it isn't the dog, it's the owner / how the dog was trained." Well, in response, I have this to say: "POS breeds attract POS owners."
* For the "it was wagging its tail" crowd... tail wagging indicates excited (not "happy"). I get excited when I see steak, but that's probably not a good thing for the cow.
The interesting social experiment that is the ar15.com GD forum calls these things the "breed of peace." I can live with that.
Monday, June 20, 2022
Milestones
Milestones - June 20, 2022.
* Today, my mother would have been 80. She died almost 10 years ago.
* Generation X was the first generation to not enter the workforce and quickly out-earn their parents. At the age of 46, I am firmly in the middle of Gen X. This statement most surely applies to me.
As of today, I am (finally) earning more with one job than my father did when he retired in 2003.
For years, I have eclipsed my father's 2003 earnings - but it has required two jobs to do so. More notes on this:
- Working at the same place is the worst way to increase your income.
- In sales, you *can* earn a lot... but most people do not. Most top performers do not. A very very few actually do.
- Sales is a great way to lose your job. Without reason (or for a bogus reason)
- My lifetime sales record: 140% of quota.
- Now transitioning out of sales. Making way more money in so doing.