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I'm not talking solely about births (didn't even mention the birth rate), I'm saying for mental health/general thriving of society too. Kids raised in married

I'm not talking solely about births (didn't even mention the birth rate), I'm saying for mental health/general thriving of society too. Kids raised in married 2 parent households are less likely to end up homeless, achieve better academically and earn more, have less depression/suicide rates etc. Literally every outcome is better for stable 2 parent homes. The decline of the 2 parent nuclear family means more kids will suffer. I don't really understand why it has to be either or. You can have your population decline if you want, but why does that have to mean single parent homes? Can't you raise your 1 or 2 kids in the context of marriage to give them a higher chance of a better outcome, and still have your population decline?

nvarsj 5y ago
Such statistics are misleading and it's a pet peeve when they are pulled out in discussions. You can't predict a child's outcome so simply. Both Obama and Clinton were raised by single parents. Such statistics are only on average. Yet so many conservatives use these kinds of statistics to shame and guilt single parents, and try to justify policies of discrimination against non traditional family structures.