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40 Percent Of Kids Now Born To Single Moms—Up 700 Percent Since 1960
National Economics Editorial ^ | Jan 16, 2017 | Dylan Scott

Posted on 01/16/2018 1:02:58 PM PST by Thalean

"A recent report from the Social Capital Project reveals that the American family is disintegrating, fast. Fully 40 percent of mothers are currently unmarried.

This is bad news, because good families depend on good marriages. Marriage is the moral glue that binds them. It’s the stabilizing agent. There’s a reason that children from married couples do better in school, and are less likely to end up in jail as compared to children of unmarried mothers, known as “fragile families."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: culture; family; liberals; marriage; oneparentfamilies; singlemoms; singlemothers; singleparentfamilies; twoparentfamilies; unmarriedmothers
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To: Thalean

it is the goal of marxism to have the state take care of children in order to promote equality


41 posted on 01/16/2018 1:40:40 PM PST by mjp ((pro-{God, reality, reason, egoism, individualism, natural rights, limited government, capitalism}))
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To: Dilbert San Diego

To put some numbers behind your comments Approximately 73-75% of African American and 45% of other come from single parent home environments. I keep track of this as a component of Educational change I am working on as this is a huge factor in poor performance and induced issues limiting forward progress and performance overall


42 posted on 01/16/2018 1:40:51 PM PST by 100American (Knowledge is knowing how, Wisdom is knowing when)
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To: Thalean
WHERE IS THE SHAME???
43 posted on 01/16/2018 1:45:02 PM PST by montag813
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To: Thalean

THIS is why we should have passed the “Bob Grant Mandatory Sterilization Act”: want more welfare? You must use Norplant or have your tubes tied.


44 posted on 01/16/2018 1:47:24 PM PST by montag813
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To: Thalean

I was talking to a judge in the hall of the courthouse many years ago. He was depressed after sentencing a string of young men, almost all minorities, charged with various crimes, quite a few felonies.
He said almost always the only parents who showed were women. Then he said, “Things are bad, but just wait 20-30 years when their kids are grown. I’m glad I’m retiring soon.”
Well, time’s up. Now we’ve got the completely feral Treyvons and Michael Browns.

Much of the responsibility for the plague of single mothers can be laid at the doorsteps of the Democrats, Hollywood and TV, which lionized `single motherhood’. But you won’t see the NFL protesting them.

I can recall seeing TV hosts introducing a young women as: “She’s a single mother!” and then perfunctory applause.
The ultimate responsibility lies with the women looking back in the mirror, hating their lives.


45 posted on 01/16/2018 1:51:29 PM PST by tumblindice (America's founding fathers: all white armed conservatives)
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To: Thalean

Should do wonders for our culture and country.


46 posted on 01/16/2018 1:52:21 PM PST by aquila48
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To: Will88

We have to start subsidizing stable marriages to a greater extent than we currently subsidize out of wedlock children. This would stabilize the family and provide children a chance.


47 posted on 01/16/2018 1:56:00 PM PST by ActresponsiblyinVA
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To: Thalean

The end. A rotted culture won’t survive as a republic. Actually, we’re more of an oligarchic empire at this point.


48 posted on 01/16/2018 2:00:00 PM PST by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: ActresponsiblyinVA
We have to start subsidizing stable marriages to a greater extent than we currently subsidize out of wedlock children.

I agree, but it someone even mentions requiring that the father be identified before welfare benefits are granted to an unwed mother, that causes a political ____storm from the left. That should be a requirement and the father should be required to supply some amount of support.

49 posted on 01/16/2018 2:04:33 PM PST by Will88
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To: Crucial

Divorce courts fleecing men also contributes.


50 posted on 01/16/2018 2:08:05 PM PST by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: Thalean
Ain't feminism just GRAND? /s

The biggest casualty in all of this is boys whose father figures are their mothers. Seems every other boy these days is an effeminate p*ssy.

51 posted on 01/16/2018 2:11:17 PM PST by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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The rotten fruits of the Democrat Thug Party.


52 posted on 01/16/2018 2:53:07 PM PST by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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To: nopardons

And all according to libtard and progressive plans......


53 posted on 01/16/2018 3:14:04 PM PST by cranked
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To: cranked

Yes; sadly.


54 posted on 01/16/2018 3:20:59 PM PST by nopardons
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To: Thalean

The children need to be DNA tested, the fathers IDed and then they would have two choices:

1) Get married, get a job and raise the kids.

2) Get arrested, forfeit all your property and perform public service until the children reach the age of 26.


55 posted on 01/16/2018 3:33:48 PM PST by ROCKLOBSTER (Celebrate: Republicans Freed the Slaves Month)
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To: Thalean

This news will bring glad tidings to the black heart of George Soros.


56 posted on 01/16/2018 3:53:47 PM PST by SharpRightTurn (Chuck Schumer--giving pond scum everywhere a bad name.)
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To: BenLurkin

Wow, that fits.


57 posted on 01/16/2018 4:19:56 PM PST by polymuser (Its terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged today. - Chesterton)
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To: cranked

Look into The Frankfurt School for a huge source of today’s decay.


58 posted on 01/16/2018 4:20:54 PM PST by polymuser (Its terrible to contemplate how few politicians are hanged today. - Chesterton)
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To: Thalean

Why not? We live in a gynocentric society where most women have voted and suported liberal social policies and politicians, to turn the state into a provider for them.


59 posted on 01/16/2018 4:29:46 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: dfwgator

Started with and thanks to LBJ.


60 posted on 01/16/2018 4:30:33 PM PST by ExTexasRedhead
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