THE SOURCE OF MAYBE THE MOST PROBLEMS OF THIS WORLD- Larry Elder We know the statistics, said Pres Obama, that children who grow up without a father are five times more likely to live in poverty and commit crime; nine times more likely to drop out of schools and 20 times more likely to end up in prison. They are more likely to have behavioral problems, or run away from home, or become teenage parents themselves. The Journal of Research on Adolescence found that kids in father-absent homes are more likely to end up in jail. And kids that never had a father in the house are the most likely to wind up behind bars. A rapper gangster once said: I know for a fact that had I had a father, Id have some discipline. Id have more confidence. He admitted he began running with gangs because he wanted structure and protection: Your mother cannot calm you down the way a man can. Your mother cant reassure you the way a man can. My mother couldnt show me where my manhood was. You need a man to teach you how to be a man. Where have all the fathers gone? In 1960, 5 percent of Americas children entered the world without a mother and father married to each other. By 1980 it was 18 percent, and by 2000 it had risen to 33 percent. Today, the number is 41 percent. For blacks, out-of-wedlock births have gone from 25 percent in 1965 to 73 percent today. The ethnic group with the next-highest percent of births to unmarried mothers is that of Native Americans, at 66 percent. For whites, out-of-wedlock births stand at 29 percent. For Hispanics, out-of-wedlock births are at 53 percent. In every state, a woman with two children makes more money on welfare than were she to take a minimum wage job. The many federal and state programs amounts to over $60K spent for every poor household. But because of costs, the recipient household ends up getting far less - Admin costs Welfare (Im not talking about the authenticated ones) actually hurt the people its suppose to help. In 1985, the Los Angeles Times asked whether poor women often have children to get additional benefits. Most of the non-poor respondents said no. When the same question was asked of the poor, however, 64 percent said yes. People, of course, need help. A humane society does not ignore those who cannot or even will not fend for themselves. But good faith does not substitute for sound policy. Conclusion: The welfare state is an assault on families.
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 08:34:49 +0000
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