tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post493563772851869820..comments2023-12-28T18:17:11.191-05:00Comments on Gruntled Center: Reduce Government Costs By Promoting MarriageGruntledhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-90719098568684977932010-11-07T12:05:08.720-05:002010-11-07T12:05:08.720-05:00Marriage is better for a couple, and much better f...Marriage is better for a couple, and much better for their children. This is true financially as well as otherwise. To make up for the short-term loss of welfare that would come with marriage, McManus proposes a five-year wind-down of welfare, to get the couple (the husband, in most cases), up to speed in supporting the family.Gruntledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377809238377382438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16201378.post-27386982471301068102010-11-07T11:58:01.795-05:002010-11-07T11:58:01.795-05:00That's very strange. Am I misinterpreting the...That's very strange. Am I misinterpreting the platform in question? It seems like reducing welfare payments to married people would be a strong disincentive to marry. Or is the problem that those parents would immediately stop receiving welfare when they married under the current system?Brendanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08675330988765544946noreply@blogger.com