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sailaway
I wouldnt argue with anything you said about how two parents are the best way to raise kids. I am curious though as to what you would do to reverse the apparent trend away from that in our society - There have been many causes cited, and changing notions of morality are no doubt part of it, but so is the fact that women are far more able to be financially independent than they used to be. But it isnt obvious what we would do to make things more the way you would like to see - It doesnt seem that forcing people who dont want to be married to stay together is necessarily better for kids. I doubt you could even make that happen anyway. So, I wonder, given the desirability of what you say, how would you actually get there?
Another thought - I have heard (though I dont know for a fact) that marriage is much less the rule in Scandinavia than it is even here or than it used to be there. But there isnt the strong correlation with poverty either - Many middle and upper class people have kids and arent married because they never wanted to do it in the first place. Perhaps their strong social programs help in this regard? I dont know, I am just posing a question.
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