Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Genesis 2:24
"In 1960, there were just under 6 million American minors living with only one parent —a
number which, at the time, represented not even 10% of the nation's
child population. Fast forward 60 years to 
2020, and that number has
more than tripled to over 18.5 million minors living with one parent — a
haunting 25% of the current child population.
The decrease in marriage and increase of father absence: the welfare state.
In 1964, Lyndon B. Johnson declared his "War on Poverty" in America.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, since shortly after the so-called War on Poverty began, the poverty rate has remained flat, reflecting no significant change.
This is because, although the government started spending many more
federal tax dollars on people and families in poverty, time has proven
that it does not raise their income, nor does it lift them out of
poverty.
In fact, in many ways, it traps them in poverty.
The official poverty definition,
according to the U.S. Census Bureau, looks at income before taxes, and
this does not include non-cash benefits like public housing,
Medicaid and food stamps — all provided by the government through the
welfare system.
Over time, as more free benefits (like housing, Medicaid and
food) are dished out to low-income Americans, the income of the benefit
recipients remains the same. This is why the poverty rate in America
hasn't budged in 50 years.
And,
while this happens,
more and more people become dependent on the government.
In 1960, there were just under 2 million black children living with one parent;
this translated to just over 20% of American black children living with
one parent. Jumping ahead 60 years to 2020, that number has nearly
tripled to 5.5 million black children living with one parent. This
devastating statistic suggests that over 50% of American black children
live with only one parent." CM
