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IMHO, you have to take a step back from corporate policies, government ideologies or minimum wage laws and examine the genesis of an individual's potential: the family unit.

Individuals, as a cumulative, determine the success of a nation.

It would be interesting to see statistics, but I have a hunch that the US is leading most of the world in the single-mom-with-multiple-children-from-multiple-fathers syndrome. IMHO, that is almost a guaranteed recipe for underperformance of the children involved, as well as their offspring.

I have several rentals in Albuquerque. They are all 3/2, newer homes in nice neighborhoods in excellent condition. In other words, they are not on the wrong side of the tracks. I've had a string of vacancies recently, and have had the pleasure of speaking with 5 or so potential applicants each and every day on the telephone. Now, let me preface this by saying that my Craigslist ads are designed to weed out the riffraff. I use very strong wording about "families", "reasonable credit", "no pets", "no Section 8", etc.

That said, 90% of my calls are from 21 year old single moms with 4 kids and a boyfriend. I have to believe that I've already weeded out maybe 95% of the people I truly don't want in my homes, and this is what I'm left with.

What are the chances that these kids, or their kids will make a difference in this country's future? Its extremely depressing.