Takes two to create a child. Takes two to raise/support a child. The AWOL parent is more to blame for that child costing others to support. At least the parent that stuck around is doing something to hold up his/her end.
EXACTLY!!! That needs to be repeated!!!
On another note, I firmly believe the number one problem with any and all social services is illegal aliens that should not be here to begin with. I know MANY single parent mothers and all of them that I know are all working and struggling to survive without social services. Not all single mothers are on the dole- many fathers have opted out of fathership but not all single mothers are draining the system because of it. I know that many single mothers are on social services- but most of them have relatives that have paid into the system for many years- that is not usually the case with illegals. Many illegals send their money to Mexico to relatives that are not paying into the system, while collecting many benefits here.
We do have deadbeat citizens that exist on the dole when they likely could get off their backside and go to work. We have always had them- and our system wasn't this messed up because of them. I absolutely believe illegals have overwhelmed our social services, our educational system, our judicial system- courts/jails. I believe illegals are the elephant in the room for all these major issues. When the border is secure and large numbers of illegals are deported then I will complain about citizens that abuse the system. Until we go after the worst offenders- illegals then I will not believe we are serious about these issues.
I’ve never bought the two wrongs make a right argument. Nevertheless, this argument ignores the fact that many women have children and kick the father out too. Or love sperm banks.