The Fiscal Costs of Marriage and Divorce - Freakonomics - Opinion - New York Times Blog
I have to admit that when I first saw the article this blog refers to I was skeptical but thought, hmmm. maybe they are right. I know from personal experience that the single parents I know are not as well off as the married ones. But leave it to Freakonomics to bring me back to earth, it really is not as simple as all that. There are good reasons for parents to work things out in many cases, and it is very tough to raise a child as a single mom with no father in the picture. But it is not a simple economic decision, and the solution is not to force people to stay or get married just to avoid some economic costs.
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