A new urban flight causing problems in Detroit.

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by tater

Are you aware of what % of inner city children in the US are born out of wedlock? This is not a "Swedish" out of wedlock where they cohabitate, and don't marry to score better benis. This is the mom not necessarily even knowing who the dad is, or a dad that is entirely uninvolved in the childrens' (plural, all too often) lives past knocking mom up.

It's ~80%.

80%.

That's what I mean by "not making a nest."

The people who have lost their jobs are NOISE compared to that statistic. This is 100% preventable. Getting pregnant is a CHOICE, period. Having, you know, 2 involved parents is a necessary condition for a nest. Heck, it's a sufficient condition, IMO. I have friends who are unambiguously rich with kids fall into the "nest" category, and some that barely get by—but there are still 2 parents making a home. Unmarried, teenage girls with babies... not "nested." So I'm not talking about people who have their situation change, these are people who choose to have kids in an entirely untenable position.

Sounds like an episode of Maury Povich