The Granny State

That is the line in a recent MSNBC article.

And this from an InstaPundit reader:

Grandparents were often the family safety net before the fall of extended families and the rise of the welfare state.  If we’ve come full circle, then… what’s the point of continuing the welfare state? Wondering…

The InstaPundit succumbed to a moment of cynicism:

Empowering politicians and employing bureaucrats, apparently.

Well, as the Sociologists point out, some of those are multi-generational poverty families and there is no family structure.  And, the Government has proven inept at replacing that family structure.

Regards  —  Cliff