Comment by rolandog

I think you are right — definitionwise. But I think you're not thinking about the impacts it can have when grossly misused as I hinted, and how this might be one tool in the cruelty toolbelt of oppressive regimes.

By targeting their support networks, the "baddies" effectively end up making the new generations risk for impoverishment greater (can't let the kids at grandma's, have to pay for daycare, lose access to nutritious inexpensive meals, etc).