As the GOP presidential primary heats up and the 2016 election draws closer, Republicans have been pandering to their far-right evangelical base and blaming social liberalism for the decline of “family values” in the United States. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal insists that liberals are declaring war on families and religious liberty; former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has been beating the culture war drum and railing against abortion, gay rights, feminism, same-sex marriage and sexy images in pop music. And as usual, Republicans are overlooking the real reason why so many Americans are either delaying oropting out of parenthood: economic stress. The U.S. Department of Agriculture projects that the average cost of raising a child born in 2013 will exceed $245,000, and birth rates among women in their 20 have reached an historic low in the U.S. (according to the Centers for Disease Control). America’s middle class has been facing a full-fledged economic assault, making it harder and harder to take on the colossal expense of parenthood. Below are 10 major reasons why the U.S., more and more, has become aterrible place to raise a family unless you’re rich. more . . .
America is a great place to live and raise a family. What's wrong with you? this mental weakness makes me sick and these medical doctors who think they can speak on economics are arrogant cranks. Adam Schickedanz, a pediatrician, is a clinical scholar and researcher in the departments of pediatrics and general internal medicine and health services research at UCLA
I can't read DB's mental diarrhea. Was #1 on the list- Because America is turning into a PC nightmare thanks to liberals and their anti-white/family/Christian agenda?
I do not know dbphoenix's agenda or political convictions but the points made in the linked article are pretty spot on imho.
Thank you. My politics and "agenda" (whatever that is) are irrelevant to whether or not the thoughts expressed in the article are supportable or not. If it comes as a surprise to anyone that the middle class is struggling, he should perhaps read something in addition to ET.
I'll summarize the article for you: Child rearing is becoming prohibitively expensive because liberal policy has caused the cost of childcare, healthcare and education to skyrocket....but it's not our fault! It's those damn rich people again!
Liberals did not export jobs overseas. Nor have they suppressed wages. And so on. But this isn't about liberals v conservatives; it's about economics.
[QUOTE="The U.S. Department of Agriculture projects that the average cost of raising a child born in 2013 will exceed $245,000,[/QUOTE] So it's a bargain to have kids in the US, what are u guys complaing about ?