Marriage proponents claim that marriage provides a route from poverty and welfare dependence for single mothers, while having the salutary effect of reducing welfare caseloads. To be sure, married women have substantially lower poverty rates than single women who head families (5.3% vs. 26.5% in 2002; U.S. Census Bureau 2004). But critics worry about government intrusion in personal family matters and raise concerns about creating perverse incentives that encourage low-income women to marry unwisely or to stay in abusive or unhappy marriages.- allbusiness.com
With that stated I do not think that encouraging marriage will help pool women’s economic status. I think is a silly reason to marry someone. You should get married for the right reasons, not just for the money aspect of it. Right reasons being you are in love, you want to share a life together, you have found your soul mate, and you have realistic expectations for the two of you. If you need help, there are plenty of grants that you can apply for that will help.
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