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joeglow3

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7. Good point. However, I wish we would do more to address single parenthood

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Wed Mar 5, 2014, 10:45 AM

Mar 2014

I recently saw a study that said the single greatest predictor of the economic success in life of a child is the number of parents they have at home.

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The Real Poverty Trap..Paul Krugman..wow [View all] Ichingcarpenter Mar 2014 OP

The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own And Control The Politicians That Own And Control Us cantbeserious Mar 2014 #1

I agree Ichingcarpenter Mar 2014 #2

The only "social mobility" they are interested in... malthaussen Mar 2014 #5

If the job moves these days, the corporation sure as hell LibDemAlways Mar 2014 #12

Actually, they sometimes do JayhawkSD Mar 2014 #15

HR firms in my experience usually handle middle- to high-level management jobs. JDPriestly Mar 2014 #20

Perhaps you missed the part where I said "my wife works for..." JayhawkSD Mar 2014 #25

My husband is an engineer with many years of experience. LibDemAlways Mar 2014 #32

I really don't think Jay is ever going to agree with what a LibDem has to say. Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2014 #36

True. Those who think companies out there LibDemAlways Mar 2014 #38

There may be occasional situations to the contrary, but in general the workers Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2014 #39

During the Reagan Administration, we called it Restructuring. The company moves and restarts DhhD Mar 2014 #18

+1 jsr Mar 2014 #6

They are currently engaged in Pulling Up the Ladders.. bvar22 Mar 2014 #29

K & MoFo R this reply. Dark n Stormy Knight Mar 2014 #40

Exactly! ctsnowman Mar 2014 #42

Ryan's arguments aren't supposed to be, y'know, fact-based. Jerry442 Mar 2014 #3

WHAT'S ON THE TABLE THESE DAYS? Ichingcarpenter Mar 2014 #4

Not food. Some want food off the table. grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #44

Reasonable voices? woo me with science Mar 2014 #8

Yep. Exactly. LuvNewcastle Mar 2014 #22

Fact-based campaigning? JayhawkSD Mar 2014 #16

Good point. However, I wish we would do more to address single parenthood joeglow3 Mar 2014 #7

That "study" has been ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #9

But what percentage of single parent families are wealthy vs wealthy couples? n/t Fumesucker Mar 2014 #10

Granted ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2014 #11

I agree it ties in to wealth joeglow3 Mar 2014 #23

+ 1000. Abusive is the key word. JDPriestly Mar 2014 #24

Excellent post JD! nt adirondacker Mar 2014 #35

single parenthood is not the problem Stargazer99 Mar 2014 #41

Do you disgaree that the likelihood is the same for two parent families? joeglow3 Mar 2014 #45

The answer is a living wage. Focusing on marriage is a distraction pushed by the right. nt redqueen Mar 2014 #46

Doesn't change even with a living wage joeglow3 Mar 2014 #47

Your evidence for this "natural advantage"? nt redqueen Mar 2014 #49

Common sense. joeglow3 Mar 2014 #51

It's simple, all right. It's a facile, shallow examination of a very complex issue. nt redqueen Mar 2014 #52

And yet, it is the single greatest predictor of a child's success joeglow3 Mar 2014 #53

According to that 30-year-old study? nt redqueen Mar 2014 #54

If by 30 year old, you mean from Jan. of 2014, then yes joeglow3 Mar 2014 #55

Can't read pdf on phone and no internet atm. redqueen Mar 2014 #56

Sure. No problem. joeglow3 Mar 2014 #58

pretty much the same on abortion PatrynXX Mar 2014 #13

du rec. xchrom Mar 2014 #14

Having raised children on my own PatSeg Mar 2014 #17

Another underlying fallacy Vox Moi Mar 2014 #19

+1,000,000! eom dreamnightwind Mar 2014 #37

Very well said. nt redqueen Mar 2014 #48

when he says onethatcares Mar 2014 #50

Always a Treat When The Man Goes To Town, Sir The Magistrate Mar 2014 #21

Wrong just like the entire right-wing dogma is wrong-headed and virulently un-American. 'Nuff indepat Mar 2014 #26

K & R SunSeeker Mar 2014 #27

They say they are just trying to help the poor by cutting food stamps and welfare.... ErikJ Mar 2014 #28

Two parents better than one? artemis starwolf Mar 2014 #30

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Mar 2014 #31

Food stamps just cut AGAIN, too. merrily Mar 2014 #33

knr alfredo Mar 2014 #34

The right ctsnowman Mar 2014 #43

K&R. myrna minx Mar 2014 #57