2026.06.15 20:19

The welfare state has been more destructive to the black family than slavery just by restructuring the incentives. In 1960, nearly a century after emancipation, only about 22% of black children grew up in single-parent households. By 1990, after the Great Society welfare expansions, that number had more than tripled. Thomas Sowell has long shown this wasn’t the lingering shadow of slavery or some vague “legacy.” The destruction of the black family was the direct result of welfare policies that subsidized single motherhood and penalized marriage. The incentives changed, and family structure collapsed accordingly.

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Rothmus 🏴@Rothmus

2026.06.15 01:36

Most black births today occur out of wedlock, and a growing share involve different fathers over time. Two-income households carry an extremely low poverty risk around 1–2%. Single-income parent homes face poverty rates of 25–35%. The nuclear family still matters. Stable two-parent households produce dramatically less poverty, less welfare dependency, and less burden on society. This isn’t “systemic”. It’s the predictable consequence of personal choices about marriage, family, and responsibility.

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