Marriage works for most people, but some are confirmed bachelors and bachelorettes. After 62 years, I can say it worked for me. Without it, I might have ended up broke with no financial stability. Shared goals provide incentives to do well.
I've done too many tax returns for low-income taxpayers to believe that child tax credits and earned income credit provide anything beyond temporary relief. The same people show up every year, often with new dependents. I believe free birth control would be more effective. That might not help the addicts and weak minded but it's a start.
Wow, they really don’t like Freakonomics. At first, I wondered if they had read the same book, but they did have some legitimate points (although it’s probably been two decades since I read the book).
I don’t take anything in it as Gospel, but it was an interesting and thought-provoking book. If they disagree, that’s their right.
Marriage works for most people, but some are confirmed bachelors and bachelorettes. After 62 years, I can say it worked for me. Without it, I might have ended up broke with no financial stability. Shared goals provide incentives to do well.
I've done too many tax returns for low-income taxpayers to believe that child tax credits and earned income credit provide anything beyond temporary relief. The same people show up every year, often with new dependents. I believe free birth control would be more effective. That might not help the addicts and weak minded but it's a start.
here is a better podcast about freakonomics: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5wHpooGMRsSBrUHhQZbOZp
Wow, they really don’t like Freakonomics. At first, I wondered if they had read the same book, but they did have some legitimate points (although it’s probably been two decades since I read the book).
I don’t take anything in it as Gospel, but it was an interesting and thought-provoking book. If they disagree, that’s their right.