troll,

While the rate of illegitimate births is increasing, most single parent households don't start that way.

And you beg the question. The costs of living has risen(in real dollar terms) faster than wages. Rent that cost $50 in the 60's and took 25 hours of work to pay for, now costs $500, and takes 50 hours. Real wages decline and all the sudden, if you want to enjoy a even a simpler life style, it takes more than one income.

The life style my father could afford in the 60's(on an army salary that was considered low in comparison to civilian salaries of the time) can't be reproduced today by an officer of similar rank. Although salaries are now closer to their civilian counterparts, what can be afforded isn't.

If the choice is between a $35,000 SUV and a child, that's one thing. When the choice is between being able to either pay rent and eat, its another.

Its one of the more dangerous flaws in our culture. Its one thing to opt for a simpler life style. Its another to be forced in to it.

Regards

John