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In contrast to your argument though, Europe has comparatively higher welfare across the board, but the US has the world's highest rate of children living in sin
by kleiba 3y ago
In contrast to your argument though, Europe has comparatively higher welfare across the board, but the US has the world's highest rate of children living in single-parent households.
- ls612 3y agoIn America single parents get more access to welfare programs than married ones so they are specifically incentivizing divorce. It isn’t a function of the welfare state level in general it’s this disparate incentive.
- rcxdude 3y agoIf that were the case wouldn't ypu see the correlation between long-term stability of the household and marriage to weaken? Since couples would be getting divorced but still living together if they were just doing it for the benefits.