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[quote=Anonymous]Things like absentee fathers, what mothers are like, family values, etc. don’t matter because you can’t create public policy of “fathers be involved” “fix mental health” “family values”. Are those things a problem? Sure. But there’s really nothing that can be done quickly about it, while creating public policy around gun reform will very quickly and dramatically reduce violence.

But that being said, the things that have been mentioned - more involved fathers, mental health help, parents who spend more time with their kids - can be encouraged with policies like extended and paid parental leave (research shows longer parental leave results in more involved fathers), access to free mental health resources, shorter workdays/fewer hours worked, living wage, more financial services for families, etc. That’s how you actually promote family values. But, conservatives don’t support those things. That’s the frustrating part - I hear conservatives rant about family values, but their actions show what they really care about are corporate rights to make maximum profits at the expense of families. They claim it’s a mental health problem, but not one supports the government providing free mental health services because they don’t want their “hard earned tax dollars” to go towards it or they fear government funded counselors will tell all the kids to be trans or whatever. [/quote]

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