>I agree, but I would like to see out country do a better job of taking care of our less fortunate. And by this I don't mean the welfare queen having 24 kids at the expense of taxpayers. I mean the physically handicapped or mentally ill who cannot work. And as far as the welfare queen goes, who suffers when she is cut off welfare? She does for sure, which doesn't bother me any, but mostly it is her children.

Chris;

I was in my doctor’s office a few years ago and met five generations of one family sitting in the waiting room. I thought that was very unique. My doctor told me otherwise. The oldest member of the family was 48 and each girl had a child at age 12. The five generations were on welfare.

About your example above - and each of those 24 begot 24 who begot 24, etc. Few people care about solving such problems and will sometimes make monies available to help. The real problem is much deeper and has to do with the nations value system. As long as the individual is the center of attention such conditions will exist. For many Americans it is difficult to have a family life due to economic/social pressures. It is one thing to have laws and quiet another to apply them. If the majority felt that all people should be treated fairly and that morality has value perhaps some of the problems of fatherless families would be lessened.

Gee, I am starting to sound like a bleeding heart – perhaps too many sociology classes or I am too close to Berkeley.

Tom