Having spent 20+ years working for the public assistance agency in IL I see one of the big differences in the Bristol Palin situation being that her family and future (if awfully young) husband-to-be and his family will help with the expected child while those of black and Latino children are more-predominantly supported by the rest of the taxpaying citizens of the country. Bristol isn’t likely to apply for public assistance while the prepnderance of those other children are born to too-young mothers (with missing or never-identified fathers) whose mother and nowadays even their grandmothers are already collecting public assistance. The circle remains unbroken as another generation of welfare babies are birthed to children already on the dole.
All true, but I think you can add in that with the Bristol pregnancy, the “out of wedlock” part will only happen once. With blacks and Hispanics, it’s a repetitive habit. Anybody can make one mistake-—those that make the same mistake over and over are something else entirely.
while the prepnderance of those other children are born to too-young mothers (with missing or never-identified fathers) whose mother and nowadays even their grandmothers are already collecting public assistance. The circle remains unbroken as another generation of welfare babies are birthed to children already on the dole.”
One of those “mothers” was on Maury 7 times trying to find the “father” of her 5 y/o son.