I recently watched a news story speaking about poverty. They mentioned a gentleman by the name of William Galston, he was a Presidential advisor in the 1990s. The following attached article in 2006, stated, "William Galston, the former advisor to President Clinton, has found that in order to avoid being poor you have to do three things: (1) graduate from high school, (2) wait until getting married to have children, and (3) wait until age 20 to have children. Only 8% of people who do those three things are poor, compared to 79% for those who do not(1).
The article Poverty and Culture below begins with the following statement. "The primary cause of poverty in America today is the breakdown of breakdown of marriage. Or to put it in a somewhat more sophisticated formulation to forestall some rebuttals, the primary cause of poverty in America today is a breakdown in culture, in which out of wedlock childbirths are the most visible symptom."
If you have time, you may want to read this. Within many communities, educational centers, and homes, people are refusing to address these facts. By the way, since the 1990s the figures have dramatically increased. Is it truly a race issue?
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