But oddly American policy, starting under Lyndon Johnson, was just the opposite. With Johnson's welfare policies, the government basically made a deal with young females, that if they had children out of wedlock, the government would pay them money, and pay MORE money if they had MORE children.
Millions of young black and white women took them up on that deal, the poor inner cities and small towns everywhere were inundated with young, single mothers with countless welfare children. It was in their economic interest to get knocked up and then chase off the father(s), because if they married, the "deal" would be null and void, no more government money.
This is one of the major reasons we have so many social pathologies in our nation today.
One could argue that was a long term strategy to achieve the same goal. Those women could have had well adjusted children with the father they chased off, and perhaps even more of them. Instead she has fewer children who are maladjusted and much more likely to fall for statist propaganda
Nothing like getting them.used to getting paid to make babies, ie: welfare subsidies, only to get them used to it and yank it from them years later....
But oddly American policy, starting under Lyndon Johnson, was just the opposite. With Johnson's welfare policies, the government basically made a deal with young females, that if they had children out of wedlock, the government would pay them money, and pay MORE money if they had MORE children.
Millions of young black and white women took them up on that deal, the poor inner cities and small towns everywhere were inundated with young, single mothers with countless welfare children. It was in their economic interest to get knocked up and then chase off the father(s), because if they married, the "deal" would be null and void, no more government money.
This is one of the major reasons we have so many social pathologies in our nation today.
One could argue that was a long term strategy to achieve the same goal. Those women could have had well adjusted children with the father they chased off, and perhaps even more of them. Instead she has fewer children who are maladjusted and much more likely to fall for statist propaganda
Hmmm, BRILLIANT! It's good to see another cynic here on GAW.
Haha likewise, it was a great connection you made in the original post. Gotta keep the brain firing on all cylinders.
Nothing like getting them.used to getting paid to make babies, ie: welfare subsidies, only to get them used to it and yank it from them years later....