The normally milquetoast Representative from the 6th, Tom Petri, apparently took some hits out of the Kool-Aid bowl at the Future Wisconsin conference this weekend. I'm particularly intrigued by the following, courtesy of WisPolitics:
Yes, I'd much rather have kids in a home where they can learn skills like verbal confrontation and domestic violence.
There are single parents who do a terrible job raising their kids. Similarly, there are two-parent families that shock their kids with dog collars, shoot them with pellet guns, and perform cosmetic dentistry with hammers.
I get that perhaps Petri was pandering to his audience a little, but that doesn't excuse the absolutely stupidity of his argument. What matters most is that a child have a functional and loving environment in which to exist, whether that environment is provided by a mom and dad, or one or the other, or two moms or two dads, or even extended family.
Petri and (Glenn) Grothman said there are counterproductive incentives in place with the current welfare system, including a failure to encourage women to get married.
A woman who gets married or takes a better paying job faces the loss of food stamps, housing assistance and tax credits.
Petri explained that if a woman marries a man with a decent income under the current system, she would no longer be eligible for hundreds of dollars in welfare money a month.
“We know that even a troubled marriage with two parents is better for children,” Petri said.
Yes, I'd much rather have kids in a home where they can learn skills like verbal confrontation and domestic violence.
There are single parents who do a terrible job raising their kids. Similarly, there are two-parent families that shock their kids with dog collars, shoot them with pellet guns, and perform cosmetic dentistry with hammers.
I get that perhaps Petri was pandering to his audience a little, but that doesn't excuse the absolutely stupidity of his argument. What matters most is that a child have a functional and loving environment in which to exist, whether that environment is provided by a mom and dad, or one or the other, or two moms or two dads, or even extended family.
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Its good to see all the Republicans, even the moderates are attending The Le Rushbo Institute for Social Advancement after being schooled at Camp Beck. This coke dream of Republicans that next year's elections are going to be 1994 all over again, really is sad since so many people I talk to think that the GOP leaders are crazy tv Lenny out there. Conservatives good luck with center next year after all these statements.
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