It’s no secret that the traditional family has been on the decline for years. Divorces, broken homes and declining birth rates have created numerous issues for American society.The Heritage Foundation says that American families are facing troubles and that changing federal policy in favor of marriage and family is of utmost importance.The Heritage Foundation, which is a conservative think tank, is encouraging changes in policy to help marriage and birth rates improve.Their report states that policies put forth by the government should not only focus on fertility, but also on the importance of family formation.Fox News Reported:A new report from the Heritage Foundation argues the American family is in crisis and that strengthening marriage and family formation should be a core focus of U.S. federal policy.The conservative think tank calls for sweeping policy changes to reverse declining birth and marriage rates, including a proposed $2,500 investment account for every newborn child, as well as other proposals.The report says government policies “should encourage and protect the formation of families, not mere fertility.”“The country should not seek a mere boost in the number of children born or in the monetary support that parents receive, the report says. “Yes, the country needs more children. But it matters how and to whom children are born. Society depends on men and women who want to form families, that is, who freely want to marry, and then freely bear and nurture children.” Fox News Reported.The foundation also concluded that decades of a cultural shift and public policy played a significant part in the decline of family formation. There was an increased number of kids growing up in homes where parents were not married. Economic and social problems were also contributors to the decline of the traditional family structure.They made the case for the importance of the traditional family structure and said the family was “the foundation of civilization.” Traditional marriage, one man and one woman is considered the best option for raising kids. Kevin Roberts, President of the Heritage Foundation, explained that the US is very close to not being able to reverse the trajectory of family decline if it continues in that direction.He also said that the family decline on that downward trend will affect not only families, but also the country.The report also addresses welfare and other government assistance programs and explains that they are designed to discourage a traditional family structure.The foundation’s report calls for getting rid of marriage penalties in welfare programs and instead have a system in place to encourage traditional families.The post Heritage Foundation Report Shows Family Breakdown in America is at a Potential Point of No Return appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.