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Marriage should be encouraged and taxes are a good way to do that. Children born out of wedlock and/or raised by single parents are generally much more disadvan
by cheeseomlit 7y ago
Marriage should be encouraged and taxes are a good way to do that. Children born out of wedlock and/or raised by single parents are generally much more disadvantaged and less well-adjusted than their peers being raised by functional nuclear families
- telesilla 7y ago>Children born out of wedlock and/or raised by single parents This statement is a bit old-fashioned I think? Most of my friends with children/long-term relationships never married because where I come from there is no benefit to do so, a legal status is offered in kind (de facto partnership). Marriage has become something quaint and mostly considered a waste of money when house prices etc are demanding down-payments instead. I see none of my friend's kids suffering because there is no marriage certificate in the house. This may vary by country, I'm sure.
- cheeseomlit 7y agoOf course, it's more about having parents with a stable relationship raising their kids together than it is having some certificate from the government. It's just one of those societal carrots/sticks that encourages those kinds of relationships
- perl4ever 7y agoThere is a reason that the villain is always the "wicked stepmother/father" in fairy tales. If you punish single parents (widow(ers), divorcees) economically, and encourage remarrying, you could increase the rate of abuse.