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The statistic that stands out to me is the over 50% of children under the age of 5 in fatherless households living in poverty. It makes one wonder, where the hell are the fathers and why aren't they supporting their offspring?
The poverty rate will not go down as long as young men/boys and young women/girls continue to procreate with no means or intention of supporting their children. I find it hard to believe that the "War on Poverty" is the only reason for this. The fact that society today accepts this behaviour as normal has something to do with it.
I recall watching a Bill Moyer's (I think) special on PBS a few years ago where he interviewed teenaged boys and girls who had babies and questioned them as to why. Many of the boys bragged that it made them feel more like a man to impregnate multiple girls and many of the girls said that they just wanted someone (the baby) in this world who would love them unconditionally. The surprising part to me was that most of the girls interviewed were trying to get pregnant and did not consider marriage or abortion.
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