No surprise to me. I was a hearing officer for child support in 1992 to 1993 and even back then, I saw the decline in marriage. Why do women need to marry a man who is less than perfect, when they can get the government to provide support and take over the man's role of providing financial support?
No surprise to me. I was a hearing officer for child support in 1992 to 1993 and even back then, I saw the decline in marriage. Why do women need to marry a man who is less than perfect, when they can get the government to provide support and take over the man's role of providing financial support?
Prior to the late 60s, most people refused to take advantage of government programs, even though they were eligible. It was considered shameful. There was a Marxist movement in the late 60s, Cloward–Piven strategy, that encouraged everyone to take advantage of government assistance programs. They knew that the government was overpromising. These Marxists hoped that the overload of people making demands on the government would cause the system to collapse so that a new system could be imposed: guaranteed minimum income. [EDIT - my original description of this strategy was incorrect; however I think some radicals seized on this strategy as a way of bringing about social collapse].
Well, we are almost there. Society is breaking down and the Marxists (and fellow travelers) are in control of major corporations, media, and academia.
Good post. The real crisis which was pretty much ignored by Kearney, is that this dependency you write about has become multi-generational. Once that sets in it's really hard to shake it; it becomes entrenched in the lifestyle and the expectations for the man is set. It's made still worse by the housing projects that concentrate this sub-culture, this mentality. It also creates a deep-seated corruption of values. Very sad.
No surprise to me. I was a hearing officer for child support in 1992 to 1993 and even back then, I saw the decline in marriage. Why do women need to marry a man who is less than perfect, when they can get the government to provide support and take over the man's role of providing financial support?
Prior to the late 60s, most people refused to take advantage of government programs, even though they were eligible. It was considered shameful. There was a Marxist movement in the late 60s, Cloward–Piven strategy, that encouraged everyone to take advantage of government assistance programs. They knew that the government was overpromising. These Marxists hoped that the overload of people making demands on the government would cause the system to collapse so that a new system could be imposed: guaranteed minimum income. [EDIT - my original description of this strategy was incorrect; however I think some radicals seized on this strategy as a way of bringing about social collapse].
Well, we are almost there. Society is breaking down and the Marxists (and fellow travelers) are in control of major corporations, media, and academia.
Good post. The real crisis which was pretty much ignored by Kearney, is that this dependency you write about has become multi-generational. Once that sets in it's really hard to shake it; it becomes entrenched in the lifestyle and the expectations for the man is set. It's made still worse by the housing projects that concentrate this sub-culture, this mentality. It also creates a deep-seated corruption of values. Very sad.