tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post5144086956633211004..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Why Do Marriages Fail?Stuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-10133006088294814382017-06-24T12:55:10.877-07:002017-06-24T12:55:10.877-07:00Stuart: Are more people getting divorced because i...Stuart: Are more people getting divorced because it’s cheap and available? Or do they opt out of marriage because of financial strains? Apparently not. <br /><br />We know divorce rates are much lower for the affluence. And divorce is extremely expensive for the lower middle class, but if the man wants to jump ship and let the government take care of his kids, perhaps that makes sense. <br /><br />And single fathers do have a lot more flexibility, being able to move long distances to find certain types of work.<br /><br />And actually I just did talk to a man, maybe around age 58 who said he was recently divorced, and the primary reason was his 2 kids, twins, started college last fall, and financial aid was better for kids with divorced parents. He pays child support, but the rest of his income doesn't count. But I'd still think the cost of having 2 homes. That is, even a single bedroom apartment, might be more expensive than financial aid.<br /><br />College, even public universities are just too expensive, even if you can shift costs into debt and 30 year repayment plans. I'm all for "creative arrangement" that shifts the cost of college away from the burden next generation. Resentful people in life long debt slavery can't be expected to make good citizens.<br />Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-31746334969525831692017-06-24T09:09:47.366-07:002017-06-24T09:09:47.366-07:00"MARRIAGE, n. The state or condition of a com..."MARRIAGE, n. The state or condition of a community consisting of a master, a mistress and two slaves, making in all, two."<br />Ambrose BierceJameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642228725661059539noreply@blogger.com