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Policymakers and other leaders must find ways to strengthen marriage; they can start by ensuring that policy does not undermine marriage.

The 1965 Moynihan Report pointed to the disintegration of family asa major cause of welfare dependence. Building on the 1996 welfarereform, programs like the federal Healthy Marriage Initiative canhelp to ensure that more children are born into intact families.

>> well first of all, the idea that -- first of all, i think there are more people of the kind that he says we point out than is willing to admit. the second thing is -- >> by which you mean people who don't particularly want to work? >> people who don't particularly want to work or who are badly affected by welfare dependence and the rest of it or their dependence on government largess. but i don't think we spend a constant -- we have a constant menu as he put it of that sort of thing. you know o'reilly does segments some of them tongue in cheek, with jesse waters where he goes out and finds ...

They have scenarios where they convince others to get on food stamps or explain how much healthier it is to be on food stamps. most end with an announcement that says tune in to see if the skeptics apply for benefits and see how important food stamps are to their health. not to stereotype the nutrition assistance program applicants. it is promoting equivalent english language series at a time when they are trying to recruit more noncitizens to the programs. illegal immigrants are not eligible but legal or not the ads are encouraging immigrants to assimilate into a culture of welfare dependence...