NPR confirms all of our worst fears. According to some dude on the radio, fully 50% of births to women under 30 are out of wedlock. This, apparently, puts these families under high economic risk: there is a high correlation between single mothers and family poverty. According to the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the census, in 2005, 10.2% of all families were under the poverty line, but 28.3% of families headed by single women had incomes below the poverty. And while 26.5% of all families were below 200% of poverty, 54.9% of single mother families were. I think basically this tells us that not only are you probably pregnant, but you're probably poor, too. Awesome.
In conclusion, support dropping the income threshold on the Child Tax Credit, and for Christ's sake, wrap it up!
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
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