SI
SI
discoversearch

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor.  We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community.  If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.
Politics : The Trump Presidency
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  
To: Lane3 who wrote (66200)4/11/2018 10:14:17 PM
From: combjelly  Read Replies (2) of 357966
 
But the cultural pathology is a result of the economic stress. It makes sense for the women to not marry if the men can't find a decent paying job. Now you can argue they shouldn't have children, but that is a pretty strong drive in humans. The idea that some push that marriage is the key to economic stability for the underclass has things precisely backwards. Marriage is a product of economic stability. Not the other way around.

It makes sense for crime to go up if there are few economic opportunities. It might be more comfortable to say they should just quietly starve to death instead of exploiting other ways to get money, but that just isn't the way things work.

And so on, down the line. Like in Victorian London, many of the things that were considered to be vices, flourished because of the limited economic options by the underclass. Same today. Where they had their opium dens and alcohol, our underclass has other drugs, many of which oddly enough are opioids also.
Report TOU ViolationShare This Post
 Public ReplyPrvt ReplyMark as Last ReadFilePrevious 10Next 10PreviousNext  

HomeMailHotSubjectMarksPeopleMarksKeepersSettings
Terms Of UseContact UsCopyright/IP PolicyPrivacy PolicyAbout UsFAQAdvertise on SI
© 2025 Knight Sac Media.  Data provided by Twelve Data, Alpha Vantage, and CityFALCON News