People with no moral compass or character creating children who in turn have no moral compass or character.
Three pages and only two who understand. I can't believe that I have found something that I agree with Ringman on.
Most of you have identified symptoms of the problem ie; the environment those people are raised in.
But that's not the root of the problem.
The problem is how people choose to deal with their environment.
The ones who are raised with traditional Jewish / Christian morals and values deal with life's issues differently and rise above their environment.
There is no government program or social effort that will change that culture short of a religious revival.
Since most people choose to negate or ignore the importance of religion and don't want to "pass judgment" on anyone's values or lack of; it ain't ever gonna happen.