A study has shown that 69% of Americans “disapprove” of single mothers1, concluding that the trend of single motherhood is bad for society. The same study has also released data showing that 61% of the respondents believe that a child needs both a mother and father to grow up “happily,” while 38% say that children [...]
One of the biggest criticisms conservatives have of single parents is that they put their children at risk. The lack of financial, developmental and even emotional support that most single moms face can indeed be taxing at first glance. But that does not mean it is not impossible to minimize – or even eliminate – [...]
“Why the f*ck aren’t we talking more about men?” This is basically the gist of what Erin Gloria Ryan has to say about everyone tirelessly blaming all the socio-economic woes of America on single mothers – particularly to Jason DeParle of the New York Times. DeParle deplores the situation of single mothers; of the woes [...]
Now that there are more single mothers than married mothers for women under 30, it is easy to see how the government wants to provide as much support as possible for single parents to raise their children with a bare minimum.
When the average middle class American hears the word “welfare,” the first word that usually comes to mind is “taxes.” I mean, why should you or I foot the bill for someone else who didn’t earn that money? When you look at the big picture, though, it is easy to see how beneficial welfare is [...]