I'm not from the US. I live in Sweden where it isn't as common with people working two jobs. But sure go ahead continue patching society because it is hard to solve the actual problem. So I'm not arguing for a hands off government, I'm actually arguing the opposite.

> I think we both realize that solving the two job problem is much harder.

No, it's not harder than solving the problem of how you let the government substitute for absent parents without creating a regime that exerts authoritarian control of the adult population through its control of content.