re: #301 researchok

Moynihan was talking about children out of wedlock, which he saw as devastating to the African American community. He decried the lack of fathers, over reliance on welfare, etc.

He saw marriage as a part of the remedy.

He cited the numbers a lot- children from stable, two parent homes were more likely to be educated, escape poverty, etc.

His pro marriage stance had nothing to do with gay marriage.

Okay, so what does this mean policy wise? Weakening divorce laws? Penalizing unwed mothers? Mandatory paternity testing?

I’m all for people having relatively stable relationships, but in most cases of the cases I can think of the legislative remedy is worse than the disease.

Also, one of the primary causes of single caregiver families among African-Americans is the prison time, mostly due to fucked up drugged laws.