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31. You realize that "policies that discourage single parenting among minorities" would just be

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Thu Mar 12, 2015, 01:43 PM

Mar 2015

cuts to public assistance, right?

The right-wing has a million excuses for kicking poor people.

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Totally agree with Kristoff article today - " When Liberals Blew It "- [View all] srican69 Mar 2015 OP

Hoo-boy! Are you gonna get it. TreasonousBastard Mar 2015 #1

Single parent households are a reality. upaloopa Mar 2015 #2

seems like you didn't read the article. cali Mar 2015 #24

That sure is a popular DU retort! upaloopa Mar 2015 #30

It's a column well worth reading. hifiguy Mar 2015 #40

It's Just Not a Good Reality Upward Mar 2015 #63

But you have some of the craziest porn I've ever seen! Atman Mar 2015 #3

I am not so much against single parents as much as I am for delaying having kids srican69 Mar 2015 #29

And yet, half our government is opposed to birth control or abortion. Atman Mar 2015 #36

Birth Control is a big part of the solution ..as is Sex Ed. No brainer. srican69 Mar 2015 #38

And it wasn't the liberals that blew THAT! arcane1 Mar 2015 #79

The problem is that the safest childbearing years are 18-26 Warpy Mar 2015 #54

This ^^ RobinA Mar 2015 #74

Just curious... Blue_Tires Mar 2015 #4

South Asian ...Indian to be specific. nt srican69 Mar 2015 #27

Well India has much different views on marraige, do they not? Blue_Tires Mar 2015 #75

The Scandinavian countries put that theory to rest imo riderinthestorm Mar 2015 #5

It's a good article. And I think comparing Scandinavian countries to the U.S. is cali Mar 2015 #25

perhaps a little off, BUT DonCoquixote Mar 2015 #52

We only do the right thing... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2015 #104

Don't agree that it was our welfare policies that caused it. betterdemsonly Mar 2015 #6

don't think this has to do with slavery strawberries Mar 2015 #44

Out of wedlock birth and participatory parenting cilla4progress Mar 2015 #56

Your post is from a right wing rag Frontpage mag. betterdemsonly Mar 2015 #61

Timed, in many ways, with the ramp-up of the War On (some) Drugs. arcane1 Mar 2015 #81

Moynihan was part of the advance guard of the neo-liberal/neo-conservative Warren Stupidity Mar 2015 #7

Succinct timeline. nt bananas Mar 2015 #51

"Discourage"? How pray tell are we supposed to accomplish that? bluesbassman Mar 2015 #8

Perhaps the OP could have "discouraged" my ex-wife from having an affair, eventually creating... villager Mar 2015 #28

I think we sort of are accomplishing it strawberries Mar 2015 #49

So that would be because welfare was stingy, not because it was liberal betterdemsonly Mar 2015 #64

I would say yes to that nt strawberries Mar 2015 #65

Let me see if I have this straight... bluesbassman Mar 2015 #69

The System RobinA Mar 2015 #77

OK, so which is it? bluesbassman Mar 2015 #91

Bingo! Spazito Mar 2015 #78

Seems Krugman has already debunked this. Kristof, as usual, is awful with the facts. Chathamization Mar 2015 #9

And that's it. BOOM goes the dynamite, and Kristoff's halfassed analysis. nt stevenleser Mar 2015 #15

That is absolute BS ..many people in Asia world are desparately poor/ unemployed and yet have srican69 Mar 2015 #22

I think the use of the word "values" is very telling. alarimer Mar 2015 #39

Hmmm, I found this article which spells out how India's marriage laws Spazito Mar 2015 #48

Are you in an arranged marriage? This is the custom, is it not? kwassa Mar 2015 #50

Then that also proves that marriage does nothing to relieve poverty or unemployment betterdemsonly Mar 2015 #66

+100 appalachiablue Mar 2015 #70

Can you spell out some of these values? arcane1 Mar 2015 #83

We need to have fewer children. That's the best route to take. randome Mar 2015 #10

How does a community "allow" that to happen? JaneyVee Mar 2015 #11

What we need is a social support network Kurska Mar 2015 #12

This has been debunked so many ways and so many times. Blaming the victims of poverty never gets old greatlaurel Mar 2015 #13

but having a couple kids that they cannot supports feeds that same vicious cycle of poverty. srican69 Mar 2015 #14

Maybe it is insulting and eugenic to ask poor people not to breed instead of raising their wages so betterdemsonly Mar 2015 #17

The prejudices of ethnic and class privilege are blinding you to how people become impoverished. greatlaurel Mar 2015 #37

Thanks to you & others for setting this RW spin straight, "unmarried women cause poverty" per appalachiablue Mar 2015 #92

+10 appalachiablue Mar 2015 #68

Because no one thinks rationally about the future. randome Mar 2015 #18

You're assuming this is a lifelong condition. procon Mar 2015 #33

What do you consider "not supporting" and what do you consider "best opportunities"? uponit7771 Mar 2015 #46

I think many times.... sendero Mar 2015 #67

Why are the "desparately poor" in Asia having kids they can't afford? arcane1 Mar 2015 #90

Indeed. If marriage is the solution why are there so many impoverished children in Asia? appalachiablue Mar 2015 #94

Because "values" or something. arcane1 Mar 2015 #96

That's it, values cure poverty, not money or jobs. Easy, problem fixed! appalachiablue Mar 2015 #98

And they're packed with calories and protein. arcane1 Mar 2015 #99

A breakfast bowl of values in the morning & you're good to go all day! appalachiablue Mar 2015 #101

I so agree with what you are saying - cilla4progress Mar 2015 #34

The reverasal of the Great Society has been a terrible tragedy. greatlaurel Mar 2015 #41

Hillary still needs to prove herself to me. cilla4progress Mar 2015 #57

Good, strong post. 100% in agreement. nt brush Mar 2015 #45

Thank you! greatlaurel Mar 2015 #47

+10 Thanks for the truth. appalachiablue Mar 2015 #71

So at the end of the day fuck facts and be racial hunh? Come on, progressives are better than this uponit7771 Mar 2015 #16

Or not: phantom power Mar 2015 #19

I tend to agree with Mr. Wilson. Take away poverty and you are more apt to have stable rhett o rick Mar 2015 #87

Here's where you went wrong: "I really feel the Republicans have a valid point" FSogol Mar 2015 #20

+1, when have they had anything valid in the last 3 years!?!? uponit7771 Mar 2015 #62

Like Republicans, you seem to support the concept of 'I got mine, screw you'. procon Mar 2015 #21

Read Ta'Nehisi Coates' article in the Atlantic on reparations and educate yourself brush Mar 2015 #23

I am in favor of some type of reparations but upaloopa Mar 2015 #26

How so? brush Mar 2015 #42

Basis for reparations (edited) upaloopa Mar 2015 #82

That's my point. We're on the same page. nt brush Mar 2015 #97

Yes upaloopa Mar 2015 #100

Much white post-WWII wealth comes from home ownership ... kwassa Mar 2015 #60

I need to get a copy for myself upaloopa Mar 2015 #89

You realize that "policies that discourage single parenting among minorities" would just be Marr Mar 2015 #31

They blew it on the other side of the equation: WOMEN daredtowork Mar 2015 #32

Republicans have a valid point? trumad Mar 2015 #35

This didn't make it into this video? Capt. Obvious Mar 2015 #43

Why the fuck won't the GOP support a job bill? Why won't the GOP discourage racism instead of valerief Mar 2015 #53

Careful you don't get a nose bleed way up there on your high horse. notadmblnd Mar 2015 #55

So terribly sorry for your loss. I agree with your analysis completely. greatlaurel Mar 2015 #105

thank you for the kind words notadmblnd Mar 2015 #107

plus 100 Liberal_in_LA Mar 2015 #106

Might as well blame gangsta rap as well madville Mar 2015 #58

Maybe breeding slaves like livestock broke down the family unit Motown_Johnny Mar 2015 #59

+10 Courageous post Re the ugly, brutal truth & reality appalachiablue Mar 2015 #73

What kind of policies do you have in mind and are you also sure you are not TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #72

+1 bravenak Mar 2015 #76

No response <shakes head> TheKentuckian Mar 2015 #102

The point was to talk about black men not with them. bravenak Mar 2015 #103

What horseshit. Starry Messenger Mar 2015 #80

We need great access to birth control. gollygee Mar 2015 #84

Wait, "discourage single parenting among minorities". abelenkpe Mar 2015 #85

(1) We need to have a justice system that doesn't lock up so many minority men. Agnosticsherbet Mar 2015 #86

I don't agree with your OP but I appreciate you posting it to stimulate rhett o rick Mar 2015 #88

Perhaps, the question was inartfully struck; but ... 1StrongBlackMan Mar 2015 #93

And foster care is better if a kid has the misfortune of a single mother? nt alp227 Mar 2015 #95