The Rewards of the Socially Liberal Welfare State

From Pete Vere:

Today, the opposite is true. From no-fault divorce to abortion on demand, the government has institutionalized irresponsible behavior. The same is true with welfare, old age pensions and socialized health care that reward poor lifestyle choices by usurping responsibilities that previously fell upon the individual and the family. And yet we now wonder why our young people no longer grow into responsible citizens. The consequences of poor lifestyle choices are no longer poverty and social ostracism - conditions that in the past forced people to clean up their act and begin making responsible choices - but a lifetime meal card at the state's expense.

Therefore, if the conservative movement is going to revive itself, it must begin by restoring the rights and responsibilities of the family unit.