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There is truth in that by offering so many benefits to fatherless families - AFDC especially - this have given men and woman an excuse to be irresponsble; “I/you can always get welfare”.

Any charity or handouts should be given to the poor only by private charities, NOT the government. Private charities can choose who they give what to, have standards, and so on. And with the reduction in taxes once all those entitlements cease, people can afford more donations to their charities of their choice.

Yes the government is providing the carrot, but no one is forcing people to be irresponsible. People are making this choice on their own and it is because we have given a pass to the irresponsible people. It is cool to father kids and skip out on them. It is cool to abandon your family for whatever reason. It is cool to give birth to a child when you are still in high school. It is cool to be on welfare. etc. There has been little effort on the part of society to same these irresponsible people other than some shaming of women because it is their fault they got pregnant, but no shaming of the other responsible party. The truth is that men, and to a lesser extent women, are not the men/women of the past. A lot of people in my generation, the baby boomers, are spoiled and selfish. Things and the next trill are what they are after. Being a grownup and being responsible is not a thrill. The downward spiral of society is accelerating.