No, Traditional Marriage Won’t End Poverty

[xchrom]

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2014/05/13/3437458/jeb-bush-paul-ryan-marriage-poverty/



At a fundraiser with Wall Street donors hosted by the Manhattan Institute on Monday, Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) and Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) told the crowd that marriage is the best cure for poverty.

“A loving family taking care of their children in a traditional marriage will create the chance to break out of poverty far better, far better than any of the government programs that we can create,” Bush told the crowd.

Ryan agreed, saying, “The best way to turn from a vicious cycle of despair and learned hopelessness to a virtuous cycle of hope and flourishing is by embracing the attributes of friendship, accountability and love” and adding, “That’s how you fight poverty.”

Ryan recently released an audit of anti-poverty programs, went on a listening tour to areas with high levels of poverty, and held hearings on poverty (although wouldn’t let any poor people testify) ahead of releasing a report on anti-poverty programs later this year. Ryan and Bush aren’t the only conservatives to point to marriage as the cure for poverty; Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) called it “the greatest tool” to lift people out of poverty and a panel of conservatives at the Heritage Foundation marriage is the best way to lift women up in the economy.

[handmade34]

1. only livable wage jobs

and a healthy social contract will end poverty... these Republicans are talking to their conservative, Christian supporters... not you and me

I believe marriage can be a good thing, as well as cooperatives and communes... it is all just about supporting each other, no matter the numbers

it is as if the Republicans do not have the tools, or trust, or vision to understand support outside the parameters of either dogmatic ideology or a simple one on one (symptoms of authoritarian behavior)

[Delmette]

2. All we need is love.

LOL.