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I don't know why it's such a bad thing to give welfare assistance to young single mothers. This should be extended to all mothers regardless of marital status or age. Parenting in America has turned into a scary, expensive headache, rather than the normal way of perpetuating the species.

Americans complain that "only stupid people are breeding" but we do almost nothing to make having kids easier for non-stupid, gainfully employed people. In contrast, places like Norway, Japan and Australia basically pay women of to have children, regardless of social status.



> I don't know why it's such a bad thing to give welfare assistance to young single mothers.

We really want to discourage single motherhood because it's pretty crappy for the kids.

Yes, there are other crappy things for kids, but that's not an argument for creating more.




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