I picked "lack of discipline" and "other". I'll explain my "other" in a moment.
By lack of discipline, I mean how many kids are (not) being raised by their parents. It can cut across all socioeconomic lines and is not necessarily a conservative/progressive thing but a basic lack of respect for people and oneself.
My choice for other is the widening income gap in our country. I feel that those who, using a baseball metaphor, were "born on third base" have an automatic advantage over those in the lower-to-middle classes and are increasingly consolidating their wealth as those in the upper class who are decision-makers ship blue- and white-collar jobs overseas to maximize their stock holdings.
Personally, I thought the morning Moment of Silence accomodated those who wished to pray. It would certainly make for a long morning if we accomodated prayers for those who were Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, etc. Because we wouldn't want to exclude anyone or make any religion "official", right?
I think that potential parents should be realistic about what life goals they want to accomplish outside of raising children. If more couples would do that sort of planning, perhaps they would reduce the number of kids they choose to bear and therefore the stress they place on themselves. That said, I don't see anything wrong with two parents working... especially if they have a plan to give their children their due amount of attention. I'm guessing that the poll is hinting that things would be better if one parent (mostly likely the mother) stayed at home while the other (probably the father) became the sole breadwinner. If I had kids, I suppose I'd do what I had to do if my lady found herself unemployed... but I certainly wouldn't choose to put that kind of pressure on myself.
Whether or not one believes that most media (Fox News and most talk radio notwithstanding) has a "liberal bias", I certainly believe that it is too sensationalistic and self-promoting.
That's my three cents!
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