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Thursday, November 29, 2012

THE WAR ON PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY


Ignorance is a choice. Having unprotected sex is a choice. Dropping out of high school is a choice. Not getting married is a choice. Our culture has been in downward spiral since the mid 1960s. Is it just a coincidence that the War on Poverty programs began simultaneously with this downward spiral? As a country we decided anything goes. No one was responsible for their actions. The government would create a program to solve every problem created by people not taking responsibility for their lives and accepting the consequences of their bad choices. You get more of what you incentivize. Below is a picture of what government policies and an ignorant population can accomplish.
Marriage Drops the Probability of Child Poverty by 82 Percent

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

So true and so sad. Things will only get worse. We now have generations now that have never taken responsibility for their actions. They have never lifted a finger to better themselves and yet they think they are all that and a bag of chips!

Anonymous said...

i think this is a chicken and egg post though. quite honestly, it is my belief that marriage doesnt drop poverty, but poverty that increases broken families.

Anonymous said...

I would also like to see the racial demographic that applies as well.
I think they hide that.