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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce
Yes. The way if was handled it was almost mandatory for husband/dad to disappear, at least on paper, but too often in reality.... leaving welfare mom trapped in the system. Then welfare mom's daughters, feeling equally helpless, often getting pregnant in high school, then dropping out to work the only system they know. Rinse & repeat.
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I'm not so sure. Reagan's "wellfare queen" was an early example of the right wing noise machine, and I suspect that the stories of women having babies to increase their checks have been similarly overblown.