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A culture of blaming poor people - instead of insufficient wages, among other things - for the problems associated with poverty is why it's so hard for our country to even make a dent in widespread poverty. Living on government assistance often doesn't even get people TO the poverty line, and the poverty line is certainly not considered desirable and many don't even consider it truly livable. If you think all of that is "BS" you really need to educate yourself about the causes of poverty.[/quote]

Um, around 75% out of wedlock birthrate for AAs in DC and nation-wide, and 3% for Asian Americans.  Nobody puts a gun to one's head and forces one to reproduce without a stable family structure in the mix.  No problem in Sweden, where the state provides the necessary childrearing inputs.  Big problem in DC.

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The largest number of people in poverty in the US are white Americans. Moreover, in the last three decades of the 20th century, the unmarried birth rate among African American women decreased, but increased among white women. The problem is simply more complex than you think it is, and has to do with a number of issues including: generational poverty, lack of opportunity, lack of access to birth control, and a criminal justice system that locks disproportionate number of black men (thus separating families, making it harder for those men to get a job and build a future). And, yes, Sweden is much different than the United States, but I would say the biggest difference is not the number of people who have children outside of marriage, but the genuine desire for a semblance of equality (including income) and a willingness to make sacrifices so that they can have that equality.[/quote]

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