Hmmm. You commented parentS. Thinking there might be a lot of them are single moms. No baby daddy around.
The fallout of the War on Poverty under Johnson. Instead of increasing payments for a single-parent home, they should have increased the payments only if both parents are present. Current law creates an economic incentive for dads to disappear. People respond to economic incentives. Result: 72% of black children are from single-family homes.
Reverse the payment system and see how hard mothers start looking for daddy to help raise the kids. Also, scale the welfare payments severely after two kids. It takes no brains to be a father, but it’s hard work to be a parent.