I haven't done my due diligence, but I would assume that married benefits were intended to compensate the stay at home spouse while the other spouse worked to support the family. Essentially the stay at home spouse was contributing to the household despite not bringing in a paycheck, and America agreed with that.
Times have now changed. Today, stay at home can mean full employment as well as child care, so who is bringing in a paycheck becomes less defined. In other cases, neither spouse is dealing with child care. Still other cases where a family is raising 10 children (I'll reserve my personal comment here) child care cost and efforts are off the chart.
Along with these changes we need to reevaluate the purpose of married benefits and bring those benefits into line with what our country can afford. Constantly increasing the number of people who qualify for financial benefits (just look at what has happened to SS) is placing an increasing burden on those who have to fund those benefits at a time when our economy requires us to be going the other direction.
Yes, there should be some form of consideration for child rearing, but that determination no longer belongs with just being married.
Moderator discretion acceptable.
Bud
Married couple benefits are outdated
Times have now changed. Today, stay at home can mean full employment as well as child care, so who is bringing in a paycheck becomes less defined. In other cases, neither spouse is dealing with child care. Still other cases where a family is raising 10 children (I'll reserve my personal comment here) child care cost and efforts are off the chart.
Along with these changes we need to reevaluate the purpose of married benefits and bring those benefits into line with what our country can afford. Constantly increasing the number of people who qualify for financial benefits (just look at what has happened to SS) is placing an increasing burden on those who have to fund those benefits at a time when our economy requires us to be going the other direction.
Yes, there should be some form of consideration for child rearing, but that determination no longer belongs with just being married.
Moderator discretion acceptable.
Bud
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