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To: LindyBill who wrote (123287)	7/4/2005 3:12:56 PM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793955

But it seems to me that this is identifying the wrong problem. The main issue is not lone mothers on welfare. It’s the fact that they are lone mothers in the first place. The root problem is not welfare dependency; it’s fatherless families. For even if all these lone mothers are working, their children will still be at a severe disadvantage in many walks of life because they have no committed fathers. Many of these women, says Haskins, say they want to marry but the available men are hopeless prospects. Haskins says he agrees with them and comes close to saying that the men must therefore be written off. One of the most fascinating things about living in Utah is the Mormons. They preach strict abstinence, but push young people to get married. Everyone seems to have a ring on their finger here. It would be interesting to see a comparative poverty study. All those young men knocking on your doors outside Utah should be envied. They come back to Utah after 2 year missions, go down to BYU, and have their pick of the women - they're practically mobbed. They graduate, get hitched and start having babies. What a place. Derek