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100 years ago there were no single moms. Unmarried births have increased from 19% in 1950 to 72% in 2010 for Africa-American women: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/files/2014/12/e...

Largely due to the expansion of the welfare state which encourages single motherhood.

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> Largely due to the expansion of the welfare state which encourages single motherhood.

That's a wild claim. I highly doubt many women choose to have a kid on their own (with all the physical and mental stress that brings, not to mention time and money spent) only or mainly because they won't starve to death with their kid thanks to some welfare.

Also, 110 years ago, most people in America did not live in cities

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