Quote:So you can't cite any respectable scientific study that actually proves that abstinence education doesn't work.  Don't put it on me to cite sources, you are the one that said it.  Prove it.

 

I'm speaking about life and how I've lived it and know it.

 

How many single mothers under the age of 20 were there in say 1973 as compared to now?  We'll use statistics from 2013.  Has the number gone up or down?

 

Next look at the same statistics, but use the years say 1953 to 1973.

 

What is the difference?

 

I'll tell you one thing.  It used to be a "stigma" for a girl under the age of 20 to become pregnant out of wedlock.  What is it now?  Where are the "fathers" in these cases?

 

Many stigmas are based on practicality.  People learned long ago that raising a child as a single parent is not good for the child or parent.  Social services have become their own worst enemy by becoming unquestioning providers and replacing fathers.  Now jails and prisons are full of the results.  Before anyone pounces let me state that I think we should be proud as a country to offer safety nets to those in need.  Unfortunately too many are now using the safety nets as hammocks to continue the vicious cycle of government dependence that stretches for generations.  Think about that.  My solution?  Offer government assistance under the same conditions that family allowances are paid to the military.  Regardless of whether a service member has only a spouse, or a spouse and five children (raises hand), they receive the same allowance.  

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