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“to remove disincentives to marriage in low-income communities”

Low income itself is a major disincentive to marriage. Women are more willing to marry when they can marry up financially and receive an upgraded standard of living in return.

Women are more willing to marry when they can marry up financially and receive an upgraded standard of living in return.

They should think of that when breeding. Instead they breed with some guy who is already supporting two other illegitimate children by two other unwed mothers -- or spending most of his time in jail for not supporting them.

Low income itself is a major disincentive to marriage. Women are more willing to marry when they can marry up financially and receive an upgraded standard of living in return.

Of course, angry, bitter feminists destroying boys and men in education leads to a lesser chance of a discerning woman finding a man worth marrying. And these bitter harpies claim to be standing up for women?

Low income itself is a major disincentive to marriage. Women are more willing to marry when they can marry up financially and receive an upgraded standard of living in return.

There's a strong financial incentive NOT to get married.

I know someone who found herself pregnant by her cohabitating boyfriend. He was going to marry her, but she found out that if she stayed unmarried she would qualify for free healthcare and a bunch of other benefits. The baby was born out of wedlock, and they plan to get married in a few years when the benefits dry up for the young baby.

I've done the math in my own case and with my young children I'd be financially the same if I divorced my husband, lied about him living with me, worked a low-wage job, and rode the EITC, free healthcare, WIC, and TANF train. Even just divorcing him but keeping my current job, I'd see my student loans cut in half because of government loan forgiveness (that I do not qualify for because of household income).