This can make it economically impossible for some to get married. By making steps such as this, the federal government will be promoting good family structure, rather than penalizing it. Although adult urban poverty based on family structure cannot be completely resolved, the federal and state governments can pass legislature that takes steps towards decreasing its prevalence. By promoting a strong family structure, both through the education of America’s youth as well as through it’s own actions, the government can begin to decreasing urban poverty, in more cost effective ways than those in the past, which have been mostly unsuccessful.
The marital status of parents largely impacts the likelihood their children will end up living in poverty.
The marital status of parents largely impacts the likelihood their children will end up living in poverty.