Jet planes move us coast to coast and in-between in minutes and hours, not days, The inner cities have faced decay, farmland is now theme parks and shopping malls and suburban sprawl. This changed environment has done little to augment the efforts of families to nurture. Even parents who are dedicated to positive nurturing find it often to be a daunting task. Despite our rhetoric, we are not a very family-friendly society. Politicians kiss babies and proclaim their devotion to families prior to elections and then, once that ritual is over, go back to the business of politics.
Politicians know there is no money in child causes, there are no votes to tally in such fields.
People with gray hair, like me, we are the ones who scare the daylights out of politicians. We seniors were once this nation's principal underclass until we let them know in Washington, in state capitals, in city halls, that we were not going to take it anymore. Politicos listened because we have the power to change lives, the lives of politicians, change their lifestyle, to take away their office, their power and to send them back home. Kids have no such power, the power of the franchise, and are largely ignored. For almost thirty years children have been this nation's principal underclass.