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To: Steve Dietrich who wrote (480514)	5/13/2009 5:21:56 PM
From: longnshort	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573092

It the 50s you could leave your doors unlocked. That's for a swell world

To: Steve Dietrich who wrote (480514)	5/13/2009 5:26:08 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573092

SD, > For example, in 1957 the teen birth rate was nearly double what was in 2000. The poverty rate was nearly triple what it is now in the 50's. Really? I guess we can stop "spreading the wealth" and handing out condoms in our schools ... > those of us who live in the real world realize liberalism has helped make the United States a better, fairer, more just, more prosperous place... Talk about a fantasy land ... Tenchusatsu

To: Steve Dietrich who wrote (480514)	5/13/2009 5:29:18 PM
From: one_less	3 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1573092

"For example, in 1957 the teen birth rate was nearly double what was in 2000." Is that a misleading statistic? In 1957 it was the norm to go to work and start a family right after high school (still teens). In 2000 1 in 4 families with children under 18 was headed by a single parent. You are treating these as if they can be interpreted as the same thing. By 2000 the traditional family model was disappearing. The colleges didn't fill up until the VietNam draft was in full swing, when the age of family start ups had begun to gradually creep into the twenties.

To: Steve Dietrich who wrote (480514)	5/13/2009 5:39:00 PM
From: Brumar89	2 Recommendations Respond to of 1573092

In the '50's, almost 90% of teen births involved married couples. By 2000, 80% of teen births were born to single teen moms. Take a look at the chart here: guttmacher.org We definitely should give liberalism credit for that change.

To: Steve Dietrich who wrote (480514)	5/13/2009 5:40:20 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1573092

Yeah you guys destroyed the black family. Even the Klan couldn't do that. You must be so proud