Friday, August 26, 2016

Causes of Poverty


1. Dropped out of high school.

2. Had children out of wedlock.


From a social advocacy group:

From UC Davis:
5% for people with a bachelor’s degree or higher
10%for people with some college but no degree
14% for people with a high school diploma and no college
29% for people with no high school diploma
That's impressive.  Dropout alone is a big factor.

Brookings Institute:


Rich Rostrom said...

Bring back the "shotgun marriage"! (in a way)

That is, declare that any couple who have a baby are automatically married, like the old "common-law marriage".

If either party is already married, that person is guilty of bigamy.

That will put a crimp in the rise of bastardy.

There should also be a crash effort to improve contraception so that no unintended pregnancies occur. (That is a project which has been far too long neglected.)

That way, anyone who doesn't want to be caught by the baby=marriage law have no excuse for can staying clear.

Karl said...

In studies of this sort, I have to wonder which is cart and which is horse.

Maybe people with the gumption to finish school are less likely to make bad life choices and wind up in poverty.