Re:Black boys don’t need more discipline, they need mentors ...
by cm2012 on Saturday January 04, 2020 @04:00PM
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Except - there is almost no cash welfare system in the US. Pretty much just healthcare and food stamps for the poorest.
Re:Black boys don’t need more discipline, they need mentors ...
by SlowRobotAhead on Saturday January 04, 2020 @06:23PM
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> Except - there is almost no cash welfare system in the US
Now; there is LESS cash welfare in the US than there was. TANIF was reformed in 1996. There is still SSI/Disability, SNAP, child support as cash or cash equivalency. I support those programs, but also recognize that it is possible government handouts have contributed to the decline of the nuclear family.
The incarceration rate for blacks is lower than the rate of fathers not being around for their offspring. That’s a fact.
Anyone arguing that the entire problem is “we’re just locking up all these otherwise-would-be-there fathers because it’s a fun game to lock blacks up” is ignoring the reality.
I don’t have a strong opinion on it either way, but I’ve seen much better arguments that the welfare system has allowed for the higher rate of non-nuclear families. That it doesn’t take two parents to provide so the rate of single parents increased. Seems logical enough.