In fact, roughly 75 percent of all families on welfare are single-parent families. With the number of unwed births skyrocketing over the last five decades (more than 40 percent of births in the United States today are to single moms), the cost of federal welfare has mushroomed. Currently, Washington operates more than 70 welfare programs at a cost edging toward $1 trillion annually.
Yet poverty and government dependence aren’t the only problems connected to single-parent families. Children raised without fathers are at greater risk for a host of negative outcomes, such as poorer social and emotional behavior, delinquency, and lower academic outcomes.
Thank the Soros-backed Cato Institute too. Conservatives did warn libertarians. Realists know the deal: Support adults-fist libertarianism - lose your financial liberty.
Ignore Rome? In reality, seasonal libertarians who undermine the importance of rearing children in marriage are promoting government dependence. Why should churches and taxpayers be pressured to cover the costs, when think tank theologians disappear?
There’s also a problem when a society places Libertarianism over Responsibilitarianism. Balance is lost, when liberty becomes a $1 trillion chain.