I have the perfect solution to the “sadsack single mother issue”. For every child born out of wedlock, there is a daddy somewhere. Put a law into effect that states the new mother MUST determine WHO is the daddy by means of blood tests, paternity testing or just telling us. THEN HE and the new Mother pay for the upbringing of the child NOT me, NOT you. I only know of one immaculate conception and it wasn't these folks!
Also, offer them aid for say 3 months or so, but after that it's the daddy's and momma’s responsibility to raise the child and provide. NOT us. Especially NOT long term. AND if there is a second child out of wedlock..... NO MORE MONEY. End of problem.
Am I wrong here? I say no I am totally correct. I paid for my own children - so can they.
Nope. You are absolutely correct. I think you have a fine solution there.
The only problem is, many of them are going to spend whatever money they can borrow, hustle, or steal (forget "work" for) on crack, booze, and wide screen TVs instead of their kids and then the hue and cry will be for the government to step in again - for the sake of the children, of course.
Frankly, I think if they refuse to support their kids, we should bring back the whipping post, stocks, and dunking stool. Perhaps a bit of real pain and social opprobrium would do some good? At least if it didn't, we could get some entertainment out of our tax monies!