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Marriage Is for Rich People »

A new report, by Michael Greenstone and Adam Looney of the Hamilton Project, looked at the decline in marriage rates over the last 50 years and found a strong connection to income. Dwindling marriage rates are concentrated among the poor — the very people whose living standards would be most improved by having a second household income. The trend is especially pronounced among men.

did you know that if a couple receives state benefits individually, they stand to lose those benefits if they marry and their combined income is over $20,000?

we’ve won marriage for middle-class same-sex couples in california. hurray. now is there any way we could make marriage a viable thing for poor couples? or really — is there any reason that marriage should remain a legal union, instead of just a symbolic one?
Source: abbyjean
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    TRUTH. If people had the money to get married, they would. I never judge people for cohabitation- paying your bills and...
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    did you know that if a couple receives state benefits individually, they stand to lose those benefits if they marry and...
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    Actually Divorce is for the Rich.
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