It dooms most children, making them many times more likely to drop out of school than children of married parents. More likely to suffer child abuse, to commit suicide, to abuse drugs and to end up in jail, too, she adds. This woman feels strongly. The poor don't have babies to get on welfare, but the policies have enabled illegitimacy, removing an enormous financial penalty. Partly as a result, she says, we have created a network of people whose interests are served by keeping the poor poor.
Shelters compete for the homeless to justify their budgets.
A steaming plate of chicken lo mein arrives on a paper plate. It's not great food, but it's certainly not bad, either. This is no stale bread and thin soup. That gets Mac Donald started again. The home-less should be required to clean up or do something.