Originally Posted by Byte1 (Post 1785219)

Single mothers may be an instrumental cause, but most folks are taught by society the difference between right and wrong. I guarantee that most repeat offenders know their Miranda Rights by heart. Most individuals have a mind of their own and know the difference between right and wrong and make their own decisions on which actions they will make and what the results of those actions might be. Sorry, but the excuse that one did not have two parents to guide them and tell them right and wrong, is a cop out and not a defense for their illegal actions.

Originally Posted by sloanst (Post 1784752)

If I were you I would read articles, books and essays written by Thomas Sowell, Walter E. Williams, Shelby Steele and Bob Woodson to start. These African Americans have studied this problem at length, yet their suggestions are ignored in favor of other solutions that to date have not worked.

Originally Posted by petiteone (Post 1784705)

As a liberal, white woman, professional (Attorney and Surgeon), married parent of 2 sons and foster parent of 6 black children, I am aghast at some of the hateful or ignorant opinions/solutions I read on this thread. My sons were teens when we began fostering (northern state) and we were blessed by their lives. The local police, however, were after these kids from the day we invited them into our homes. (They were not the only black kids in our community)- Questioning them on where they were going, where they were coming from, how did they get those shoes, why are they walking into this person's drive way, why are they standing out in from of the local theater (along with my bio sons), why are you walking with this (white) girl, frisking their pockets? My hubby and I spend a lot of time at the police station trying to stop this behavior. Everyone should foster a black child so see what it's like and what these kids are up against. Thankfully our neighbors treated the kids with respect. It was the greatest education of my life time and we're still close to each of the kids we fostered. An yes, we put them through college....yes, we gave them free stuff. I'm so disappointed in my fellow whites who think they know the failing of everyone but themselves.

Originally Posted by Steve9930 (Post 1785229)

There are three things that bring people out of poverty, Education, Accountability, and Discipline. All are now lacking in society.

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 1785225)

So very true, get rid of Sharpton who helps nobody but himself and look up to these men.

Trillions of dollars wasted on war on poverty and we keep going with wasteful programs

Originally Posted by D.C.Villager (Post 1784684)

Poverty can be avoided, by all skin colors, if you follow only 3 steps when you are young. Follow ALL of them and you have a 98% chance of avoiding poverty.

What are the steps? Finish high school, work full time, and ‘marriage before carriage’ (wait til you are 21, and marry, before having kids).

2 percent of persons in families that followed all three norms are poor, whereas 76 percent of persons in families that followed none were poor

Three Simple Rules Poor Teens Should Follow to Join the Middle Class

Originally Posted by ALadysMom (Post 1785273)

Sharpton represents no one except himself. He is not elected. No one appointed him.

Many blacks also wish some powerful, brave person in the media would stop using Sharpton’s divisive rhetoric for its shock value. It only benefits them. He’s like addictive click-bait to media moguls.

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 1785291)

Your right but when you see him show up all the time people unfortunately think he is a leader. Wish he would be led to the nearest prison for tax evasion.

Originally Posted by ALadysMom (Post 1785261)

I agree those elements are critical from the individual but there are more complicated factors that extend beyond. What about love, faith, health, security, community fellowship, mentors/role models, individual intellectual, emotional and physical abilities...just to name a few. It would be a lot more difficult to get out of poverty if any of those is significantly lacking.

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby (Post 1783691)

Just take that out of the equation. It is a disservice to single parents, and a disservice to kids of malfunctioning two-parent households.

Originally Posted by HelenLCSW (Post 1783917)

Actually, Governor Cuomo has come up with a very detailed plan and requiring every mayor to have implemented it by April of next year or they will not receive state financial aid. The plan includes most of the things we have just been talking about. There is no chance, however, that our Florida governor will follow suit🙁

Originally Posted by BS Beef (Post 1783705)

I’m not trying to stir the pot but it’s just a statistical fact. Of course there are kids that thrive in single parent households and kids that fail miserably in 2-parent families. But statistically 2-parent households have a big advantage.