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US children of divorce have reduced earnings, study says

abcnews.go.com /Lifestyle/wireStory/us-children-divorce-reduced-earnings-increased-chances-teen-122188078

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After a divorce, a household's income typically is halved as a family splits into two households, and it struggles to recover that lost income over the ensuing decade. Families after divorce also tend to move to neighborhoods with lower incomes that offer reduced economic opportunities, and children are farther away from their non-custodial parent, according to the working paper by economists at the University of California, Merced; the U.S. Census Bureau; and the University of Maryland.
The three events — loss of financial resources, a decline in neighborhood quality and missing parental involvement because of distance or an increased workload required to make up for lost income — accounted for 25% to 60% of the impact divorce has on children’s outcomes, the study said.
Like most things, this is a social safety net system thing...
Or rather lack of social safety net thing.
It also doesn't mean "staying together for the kids" is always correct either.
- Safety nets are there, it is just that the nets don't provide equality between families. If you are born into a family with parents who divorce, that's a hardship the government cannot entirely protect you from.
- Like most things, this is a social safety net system thing…
  Or rather lack of social safety net thing.
  I'm not understanding your argument. If the article was saying that divorces lead the two households to live in poverty, then I could see your point, but there's nothing like that in the article.
  What social safety net items are you saying would mitigate a halving of household income (x2), lower income neighborhoods, and distance from the other parent?
  
  Better funding of higher education, lower costs of living in general for lower income people. Better public transportation as well.
  That tries to at least address each of your concerns.
Too many people are having kids and should never have become parents. Boomers flooded the world with their negligent parenting.
I guess the parents' recognition that their children are likely to have disappointing future earnings puts stress on the relationship, making divorce more probable. Those parents whose kids are succeeding in school don't worry so much the children will put a financial strain on them in adulthood.
Looks at yearly income statement, fuck, only $880k USD. Guess I’d make more if they didn’t divorce, supposedly.
- Being wealthy. Having no understanding of science and not realizing your personal experience isn't everyone's personal experience. Name a more iconic duo.
  
  They were bragging yesterday about how they're only paying an effective 3.5% tax rate on their income (30k on that famous 880k). They are the problem.
- Cool, explain bezos. It seems most of the richest assholes on the planet were fatherless.

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