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Originally Posted by bobdeb
He said, and I'm paraphrasing a bit, there is a growing problem of too many households without a father figure. Which means, in my words, a mother working two or more jobs to support a family that the father abandoned.
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I agree with almost everything you said, I would have simply said "absent father" because of so many reasons - off serving at a war, in jail for smoking pot (OMG!), died for various reasons (including being shot), and on and on.
And then to go further, when both parents are present, but they are both working full time (or more) jobs to pay the bills, pay the health insurance, etc , etc.
The WAR ON DRUGS is also a major contributor. By driving price of drugs up it is tempting to young kids to sell drugs. After all, all the people they know are shot or going to jail any way, why not make some easy money while they can. a few thousand on a street corner, vs $15 flipping burgers.
And it is going to get worse, Because politicians are NOT interested in fixing anything. Keeping the campaign issues alive is critical to getting re-elected.
And with automation coming faster everyday, more jobs are going to be lost.
I know it is popular to blame outsourcing to China (and other countries) but 80% of jobs lost in this country are a result of automation.
the old song was "freedom is just another word for nothing left to lose"... when people feel they have nothing left to lose, they will revolt.
I fear the US has to take drastic actions NOW or it will soon be too late.