Oh my... This is too easy.
The Brookings Institution is a liberal think-tank in Washington D.C. Hence it is a partisan organization as it is staffed almost exclusively by Democrats. However because they are not jockeying for votes they tend to be more pragmatic and less reliant on soundbites and scare tactics.
Ron Haskins explains research indicating that young people should fulfill three major responsibilities to substantially improve their chances of avoiding poverty and entering the middle class: at least finish high school, get a full-time job and wait until age 21 to get married and have children.
www.brookings.edu
"...at least finish high school, get a full-time job and wait until age 21 to get married and have children.
Our research shows that of American adults who followed these three simple rules, only about 2 percent are in poverty and nearly 75 percent have joined the middle class..."
100% - 2% = 98%
Brookings Institution's research and findings. Anyone with a shred of common sense with no political biases or agendas should be able to understand and agree with that. Shame that you can't...