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I’m not sure two incomes is better than one is the reason for family stability; before the 1970’s, most homes had single wage earner status (the father), and that was the case for centuries. Dual incomes is relatively new, and by no means conclusive proof. It’s much deeper than economic; it has to do with commitment, sacrifice, etc. those “virtues” which are not held in high esteem or taught to young people for the past 40 years. I also think religious practice has a lot to do with it as well, however you’ll never see that mentioned in any study.

“But in purely economic terms, one beaming ray of hope exists for those striving to drastically reduce childhood poverty in America. In fact, as Juan Williams pointed out in his powerful book, “Enough,” there exists a formula that is so effective at combating poverty that researchers have created something akin to a “magic pill” for escaping poverty’s grasp. The formula goes like this: graduate high school, get and keep a job, get married after finishing school and getting a job, and then, after age 21, begin creating your family. The poverty rate for any black man or woman who follows that formula is 5.8 percent. For whites it’s slightly less effective (7.8 percent)”

Gee, now why would the government, who is constantly preaching about ending poverty, miss such a simple yet important fact?

Hmm, maybe because they’re just blowing hot air to disguise the fact their desire is more power at any cost?

Honestly, the truth about economic prosperity is so obvious that it might as well be a frying pan hitting you in the face; the problem is that, like Ayn Rand once said, the looters in charge don’t want to live life, they just want to avoid death.

The Leftist agenda depends on the poverty class to keep them in power. Giving all to people takes away their incentive to work hard to better their lives. With a majority of two parent, religious families the Dems would be completely out in the cold. Their mantra for decades has been ‘let us take care of you. With us you won't have to work for anything’. (reference Pelosi-You don't anymore have to work at a job you don't like. Go do what you want. Music, art. We will take care of you). That's why the USA is teetering on the edge of Socialism. Too many Americans want the Government to be their parents.

The ‘two income’ reason for financial success is a narrow conclusion. I am in a church which is quite conservative. More than 60% of the families are single income families and none of them are on welfare.
Some are cutting costs by having one car, clipping coupons, making meals (from scratch), shopping bargains, seasonal gardens, and budgeting their income. They do not have day-care costs, or after school expenses. They don’t have the additional expense of clothes for work or gasoline for travel back and forth to a job.
What a blessing it is to live in a free land.

Poverty is first and above all, a state of mind and a condition of the soul.

No child with two loving parents will ever be “poor” - even if they live on the streets of Calcutta