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Originally posted by cool_chick
I am one who does not like welfare. That being said, times were different then.
It took a village to raise a child. The man either stayed around or the brother/father/family of the woman helped.
Today, there are an incredible amount of single mothers. If they're married, and if the husband leaves the family, the woman is more than likely thrown into instant proverty. Quite often, the woman has no family/community support.
The dynamics of the family are quite different now than they were 100 years ago.
Again I'm not a supporter of welfare, but this is perhaps an explanation of why there may be a greater need today.
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Well, I have a friend, recently divorced after a 23 year marriage, 4 kids. She wend back to school (no support from the deadbeat ex) and she is now an RN, the kids age rage from 10 to 21, she is 46, works long hours, and no one, not the government, the ex helped her. So, you can change things, she did and she isn't a very strong person. He ex did worse than leave, he just stopped doing any kind of work. She took responsibility for her poor choice in husband and her 4 kids, but there aren't any welfare checks or any other Government assistance. Like I said to sup, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, of course, the left thinks that is hate talk.