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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
If money problems are an issue in keeping marriages stable and I believe they are, tax benefits and other monetary benefits must help.
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Unless we overhaul the whole thing and give married people some exalted status and a free-ride, people will be getting divorced despite whatever penny-ante benefits the government could offer them.
Financial benefits for getting married, if they exist at all, don't encourage people to get married and they don't keep them married after the fact.
People will get married and have kids because they want to. The legal status of same-sex couples doesn't change anything.
Really, in reality do you think there is someone out there who would like to get married and have kids but won't do it now because same-sex marriage is legal? Or because same-sex couples receive the same benefits?