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Author Claims Children With ‘Two Parent Privilege’ Do Better, but Is That the Cause or Effect? – RedState

Economist and author Melissa Kearney is worried about the American family, specifically, about the “two-parent privilege” that allows some children to succeed in life over their peers

“This is something as an economic matter, not as a value-laden or moral proposition we should all be really concerned about,” Melissa Kearney stressed during her appearance on Fox News Thursday.

The “Two-Parent Privilege,” author and economist suggests that the decline of two-parent households is driving “class gaps in kids’ opportunities, experiences and household resources.”

We have mounds of evidence and data and objective studies showing that kids who grow up with the benefit of two parents in their home, their homes are characterized by higher levels of resources,” Kearney told “America’s Newsroom.”

The problem is this: it’s entirely possible that, at the root of this concern, the cause and…

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