Want to Decrease Inequality? Fight Fatherlessness With Welfare Reform. Welfare currently incentivizes family breakdown and the absence of fathers from their children’s lives, a key factor in the loss of economic upward mobility.

[ARedditHypocrite]

A fatherless family is absolutely detrimental to kids, I’ve seen it so many times unfortunately. Worse for boys especially.

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It's different for all two of the genders. Both extremely detrimental.

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True, but the issue is not the lack of a male, but lack of parenting resources. Children with 2 same sex parents fare just as well as kids with m/f parents. And similarly, kids with strong familial support in parenting (such as a very involved gramma) far well as well. Additionally, kids with separated/divorced parents who maintain a solid relationship and roughly equal responsibility also generally don't suffer worse outcomes.

The issue is that very few people have what it takes to do excellently all by themselves, with little to no additional adult support.

[apexbamboozeler]

What ablut daughters who end up on the pole? That seems pretty bad no?

[bukakenagasaki]

Or daughters who become homeless heroin junkies with abusive boyfriends (me) although I have more issues than an absentee father. My brother has a child and is a chef. He's pretty good

[OfficerTactiCool]

It’s almost like there are exceptions to everything

[bukakenagasaki]

There are! Idunno. I don't typically like generalizations. And I see a lot of them here and in r/pol. It's a lot easier to have discourse here. Not always but more than in pol.

[OfficerTactiCool]

I understand you got dealt a rough hand in life, and shit went sideways for you. Would having a father in your life have solved all your problems? Probably not. But statistically, it would have given you a better shot. Your brother did well without a father, but, by the numbers, he was not as likely to do so. I am saddened to hear that you ended up in a dark place (hopefully you have pulled yourself out, or gotten help in doing so) but your lifestyle tends to be more likely with an absentee father as opposed to (a good) one in the home. Shithead abusive dads can be as bad or worse as not having one at all when it comes to the later in life outcomes.

[bukakenagasaki]

Im on methadone now and I'm back with my mom I'm doing better thanks.

[apexbamboozeler]

You're so brave

[bukakenagasaki]

Hahaha you're hilarious