52ndStreet says: "America must move to eventually ban Homosexuality.
Otherwise the social fabric of America will eventually be destroyed."

Which begs the question:

What do YOU think is most destructive to the social fabric of America?

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Sad that anyone would pick *that* as the issue which would destroy the "social fabric" of America. Destruction of the middle class... .now THAT would destroy the social fabric of America.

I'm guessing he wouldn't think that's much of a problem.

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exactly, jillian! which is why i decided to create this poll!

it is an open poll with multiple choices.

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You don't have the "erosion of the traditional family unit and values." So I didn't vote. The poll is slanted.

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Poor Spot! He was tired of being thought of as stupid. "I'm gonna join Mensa," he said to myself, "and then I'll be legally permitted to wear the society's insignia--a tattoo of a little map pin pushed into my flesh--and then everyone'll know that I'm not dumb at all!"
Spot Joins Mensa
by James "Kibo" Parry

I voted for the shrinking dollar because sad as it may be, most unhappiness comes from the stress of not being able to care for your loved ones.

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You're so wrong. Unhappiness comes from not knowing how to care for your loved ones because you've never had a role model to teach you things like morality, frugality, the value of hard work, and sobriety.

Poor people who have good values and a strong family are not unhappy. It's not about the money, dear.

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Poor Spot! He was tired of being thought of as stupid. "I'm gonna join Mensa," he said to myself, "and then I'll be legally permitted to wear the society's insignia--a tattoo of a little map pin pushed into my flesh--and then everyone'll know that I'm not dumb at all!"
Spot Joins Mensa
by James "Kibo" Parry

well, you can choose multiple answers, so maybe you can select what you think contributes the most to the erosion traditional family values.

what is it that you think erodes what is valuable to YOUR family?

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Uh huh. Tell that to someone living in a trailer that can't feed their kids.

You can have good values if you are rich or poor. But the inability to care for those you love can eat away at anyone.

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And why is that person living and a trailer and can't feed their kids? I work with these people. They're there because of bad choices made by them and their significant other. You don't see people with good values living in trailers trying to feed their kids who are miserable. It doesn't happen. They work, they go to church, they help their kids with school work, and though they might be poor, they're happy. Because if you make good choices you CAN care for those you love.

It's not about the money. It never has been.

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Poor Spot! He was tired of being thought of as stupid. "I'm gonna join Mensa," he said to myself, "and then I'll be legally permitted to wear the society's insignia--a tattoo of a little map pin pushed into my flesh--and then everyone'll know that I'm not dumb at all!"
Spot Joins Mensa
by James "Kibo" Parry

No money, no food. No food, no security. If you can't supply the basic things to survive, everything else becomes meaningless. All the other things on the list are afterthoughts in the greater scheme of things.

Even Jesus understood that.

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I understand it too, as a Christian and a case worker. But Jesus also told us not to worry about money, that if we live godly lives, it will be a non-issue. And it is.

Most of the misery of being destitute is the misery of guilt. Because you KNOW you aren't living your life in a way which is best suited for your family.

There are many, many people who are at the poverty level or below who live happy and productive lives.

The people on welfare without exception have other issues, generally stemming from some really bad choices. The lack of money is just a symptom. It's not the cause of their misery.

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Poor Spot! He was tired of being thought of as stupid. "I'm gonna join Mensa," he said to myself, "and then I'll be legally permitted to wear the society's insignia--a tattoo of a little map pin pushed into my flesh--and then everyone'll know that I'm not dumb at all!"
Spot Joins Mensa
by James "Kibo" Parry

so maybe it's drugs, alcohol, violence, infidelity...? what is it that is destructive to the fabric of the family? lack of time with the kids (children raised by day care)?

what do you think should be added to the poll?

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I think you should have added attacks on the fabric of traditional family values....i.e., laying siege to two-parent households, subsidizing drug addiction and single parent families, encouraging teen abortions, ridiculing Christianity. Those sorts of things which are attacks on what have been successful bastions of the American family.

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Poor Spot! He was tired of being thought of as stupid. "I'm gonna join Mensa," he said to myself, "and then I'll be legally permitted to wear the society's insignia--a tattoo of a little map pin pushed into my flesh--and then everyone'll know that I'm not dumb at all!"
Spot Joins Mensa
by James "Kibo" Parry

Baba-head, get off your high horse. I'm not talking about welfare. I'm talking about the economy. If you can't take care of your family, no matter what the
reason--laziness, stupidity, the economy, the shrinking dollar--it causes unhappiness and misery and everything else becomes superfluous. Security is the great leveler.

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Curious...is the difference between the thread title and the actual poll question intentional?