Remember polygamy was practiced and condoned by many cultures of the past, while sodomy was not that popular. Thus if the least popular sexual practice is condoned in the US, then Americans have a weaker ground to oppose polygamy. INMHO polygamy may be the only way blue collar Americans can maintain their standard of living given competition from globalism and job outsourcing. If a man has a personal income of $60,000 with ovetime and six wives who each make $ 35,000 annually, we are talking about serious income. Think of the exemptions if each wife has two kids, and each one can take turns taking one day of the work week to watch the kids while the other wives work. They can easily afford a MacMansion and have plenty of living space for themselves and children.
That doesn’t sound like much fun at all. Who wants another woman (or 6) in her kitchen? Or bedroom?
Plus, $270,000 sounds like a lot until you divide it among 19 people. If there are more than 2 kids per mother, it divides even further. There’s a reason why Colorado Creek inhabitants get a lot of welfare money.
I keep remembering the essay “I want a wife” written by a female grad student living with her husband.
A lot of “unemployed” women could act as an economic help by taking care of kids/ cooking/laundry / household maintenance that is currently outsourced / hired out.
A single mother making minimum wage with one kid upgraded to stay at home wife with hers and one more - and two other adults adding to the household - could be a step up. For some.
I can see the social benefits. I’d also kill my husband if he suddenly brought a “sister wife” home for me to meet.