http://commonsenserepublican.com/why-the-religious-right-seem-so-fanatical-about-their-politics/ A Republican Blog Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:21:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://commonsenserepublican.com/why-the-religious-right-seem-so-fanatical-about-their-politics/comment-page-1/#comment-72 John Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:33:15 +0000 http://commonsenserepublican.com/?p=98#comment-72 Actually, America has a lower crime rate now than it did in the 1970s and 1980s. And the rate of overall drug addiction has decreased. Teenaged pregnancy has also decreased since the 1970s and 1980s, as have sexually transmitted diseases. The World War II generation actually had a higher rate of alcoholism and tobacco use than more recent generations. In some ways America is worse off though these days, there is more obesity and diabetes related to obesity. And yes, immigration, especially illegal immigration, has been excessive in recent years, and this has left more people in America's inner cities unemployed. Actually, America has a lower crime rate now than it did in the 1970s and 1980s.
And the rate of overall drug addiction has decreased.
Teenaged pregnancy has also decreased since the 1970s and 1980s, as have sexually transmitted diseases.
The World War II generation actually had a higher rate of alcoholism and tobacco use than more recent generations.
In some ways America is worse off though these days, there is more obesity and diabetes related to obesity.
And yes, immigration, especially illegal immigration, has been excessive in recent years, and this has left more people in America’s inner cities unemployed.

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