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[–]jet199 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Frankly this issue comes from childhood so the problem started 20 to 30 years ago.

People not being able to raise a family on one income is the main problem I think. If kids don't have near constant feedback from their main caregivers for the first 2 years of life they are screwed.

This also explains why Americans are so crazy and angry compared to Europeans who had maternity leave even if they couldn't afford to stay off after that. That first year of development makes a big difference.

[–]TaseAFeminist4Jesus 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

People not being able to raise a family on one income is the main problem I think. If kids don't have near constant feedback from their main caregivers for the first 2 years of life they are screwed.

Yeah, or maybe not strictly "able" but "willing." The people I went to high school and college with act like a 1,600 square foot house is a cage and anything less than a 3/4-ton pickup or SUV is some kind of faggy Hello Kitty car. Granted, we're Gen X and grew up in a pretty good economy, but people's spending habits are just ridiculous.

In any case, handing the kids off all day to other people (especially the government) just doesn't work.