Welfare regulations reward families when the father leaves. But the emergence of massive corporations, fueled by executive greed and stockholders' demands, have forgotten any loyalty or responsibility they once felt for families. They demand more time and loyalty from workers than ever before, and pay less for it. Within the corporate world certain sectors pose more specific threats to families. Media entities undermine values and portray traditional families as outdated and irrelevant.
Financial institutions encourage instant gratification and over-extended credit.
Merchandising companies use advertising to promote materialism and con us into measuring ourselves by what we own within the economy rather than by who we are within our families. Sometimes a half hour is long enough to make a parent realize what he's up against from the private sector. I sat down to watch a sitcom with two of my children, but it was filled with sexual innuendo and profanity and it portrayed promiscuity and disrespect as appealing and as the norm. Evenings and weekends and other traditional family times are sucked away. Churches, community centers, and clubs, instead of being the family's strongest advocates and supports, seem to be trying to substitute for the family.