Tuesday, February 13, 2007

3483 What I know about women and money

It's a bit tedious relabeling old blogs, but I really like this feature in the new Blogger template. Now I'll be able to sort and print only the ones I really like. It is really useful for the memory and family photo blogs. This morning I'm reviewing (all cozy and warm during our latest Ohio snow storm) what I've written about women. I liked this one enough to give it a rerun in case you missed it. These points are all common sense, so you might not see them anywhere but here.

I haven't read the [census] report. But here's what I know for a fact going in.

  • Married people are wealthier than unmarried;
  • children of divorce are poorer than children of in tact families;
  • divorced and unmarried fathers are less likely to provide a college education for their children than fathers married to the children's mother;
  • people who work have more money than people who don't work;
  • government programs often encourage people not to work, or at least reward them for working less, so they have the unintended consequence of creating a poor class;
  • people in the bottom quintile usually don't stay there because their age, education or marital status changes;
  • inexpensive leisure activities and entertainment lull people into not doing their best but create great wealth for a small number;
  • millions of destitute people sneak into our country every year and are added to the poverty rolls;
  • marijuana and alcohol keep a lot of people poor and dysfunctional while making a small number rich;
  • for 30+ years schools have encouraged students to seek non-monetary satisfactions and rewards in life and liberals shouldn't complain if it is working.
Women (of certain types and political thought) have been leading the charge that keep families poor for over 30 years. Wake up and smell the coffee, ladies.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Yes, school always pushed careers like archaeologist, author, book illustrator. Or my personal favorite: marine biologist.

Why not encourage practical jobs? Jobs that exist in greater numbers?