Let me count the ways...
We have come to accept an almost 50% divorce rate, unwed motherhood, and the disintegration of the American family. We accept inner-city war zones. Have virtually enslaved the poor in the name of helping them. Have allowed our inner-city schools to fail. The news media teaches us that we ALL live in crime ravaged neighborhoods although that is very far from true. Yes, bad people do bad things. But they do them exponentially more often to other bad people.
I could go on and on and on before I ever got to automatic call answering.
"We have come to accept an almost 50% divorce rate"
This, so much this.
1950's - divorce low
1965 - Strong and EMPOWERED. INDEPENDENCE. REEEEEEEE
1970's, 1980s, 1990's, 2000's, 2010's, 2020's. Divorce divorce divorce divorce and more divorce.
I don't know the solution here. I would think taking away incentives for unwed motherhood (ie more benefits without a man in the home), a resurgence of traditional family values (which would require our culture as a whole shifting drastically. Don't count on it) and a better quality education for peoples in the inner city would work wonders for our staggering divorce rate.
But then what would happen to a woman who made a terrible choice and now has kids to feed. What is the solution? We can't just leave them on the street. Well we could, but... on one hand, an innocent kid would be affected. On the other, people MUST be held accountable for their choices.
There is no simple solution.
This is why the TRADITIONAL FAMILY UNIT worked wonders. No daycare costs, woman watches the kid. The man is stronger, more dominant and assertive so he can make more money. No relying on government assistance, rely on family. Thing is, many people don't have families at all due to welfare dependence.
So now this is a catch 22.
I even proposed a divorce tax penalty. Get divorced? Now you have to pay some penalties for it. There is a divorce tax in Russia I believe. Give tax breaks and so on for newly wed couples and for couples who remain married. The longer you stay married, the more plentiful those tax breaks become.
After 50 years of marriage, your effective tax rate would be at such a level, that you would basically be paying peanuts in personal income tax.
Which is good for the average person, as, the taxes they get screwed on the most is: income tax.
Sad but the only way to stop the collapse of the family is to provide some incentives.
Slut shaming did good. Before DNA testing, it helped ensure men weren't getting cuckolded. It helped women remain somewhat "pure" and so they were fit for motherhood. Few women are fit for motherhood anymore.. and it's a god damn shame.
But then what about revenue for our government?
All of those tax breaks..
And now we get back to politics.
sighs.
Idc how much far lefties say the 50's weren't that great, I say bull****. Taxes were pretty high, unions were alive, wages were up, jobs paid decent, the family unit still existed, you could get ONE job from age 18 and stay until 70 and have a pension already waiting for you @ retirement. True safety nets. Factories not going overseas in record numbers, no flood of illegal immigrants taking jobs from legal Americans, no illegal immigrants to accept a job for less than min. wage
(and no i'm not racist, Idc about skin color, illegal immigrants of any and all kind(s) need to be deported ASAP or more jobs will be lost. That's just how it is)