Did I say it was The Only Reason?
No.
But the sad fact remains that welfare handouts to teenagers does encourage a destructive set of life altering decisions.
"Fact?" really? you mean outside your imagination? where is the evidence?
Silly me, I thought hormones, naïveté, cheap wine, warm weather, large cars, and Stephenie Meyer's beloved Twilight Saga might have something to do to "encourage a destructive set of life altering decisions."