The Truth About Teens & Out-of-Wedlock Births | RealClearPolitics
Michael Bloomberg, so recently lambasted here and elsewhere as a "leftist" for his attempt to ban certain sizes of soda drinks, has another campaign underway. He wants people to have children in wedlock.
As Ruth Marcus points out, this isn't exactly straight from the pages of Mao's Little Red Book. And as Marcus points out, the evidence is overwhelming that he's right about this: single-parenthood is a disaster, particularly when the single parent is a young girl.
For Marcus, "the question about the New York program is whether it will work". But perhaps that's not really the point: legislation, even when it only affects one city, sets a tone, sends a message, provides a precedent. So, in this, I wish that "commie rat" Mr. Bloomberg all the best.
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