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Should the federal government try to help low-income couples develop the skills and habits that will make for healthy marriages?(Brief Article)
* Should the federal government try to help low-income couples develop the skills and habits that will make for healthy marriages? President Bush thinks that such counseling, which would be strictly voluntary, is worth spending $1.5 billion on. The initiative is an old one, but it has received some publicity recently. Plenty of people--including conservatives who acknowledge that marriage is a social as well as a personal concern--are expressing skepticism. We don't know whether counseling will actually succeed in increasing the marriage rate and decreasing the divorce rate. Conservatives should not, however, oppose Bush's idea reflexively. The federal government has made the success of individuals on welfare its ...
- Nasty tax surprise for two-income couples, says CSEA. (California Society of...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire March 13, 1990 700+ words
...NASTY TAX SURPRISE FOR TWO-INCOME COUPLES, SAYS CSEA SACRAMENTO, Calif...individuals licensed by the federal government to assist and represent taxpayers...California Society advises two-income couples to take a close look at their...
- MEASURED IN MINUTES, DUAL-INCOME COUPLES HAVE LESS FUN
- Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN) December 20, 1987 700+ words
...FROM THE PRINTED VERSION. Single-income couples have more fun. But not much more than two-income couples, say two University of Virginia sociologists...the non-working wives of single-income couples are 18 minutes per day happier than...
- `Marriage Tax' Said to Hit Low-Income Couples the Hardest
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post William Kronholm July 13, 1987 700+ words
...averaging $1,100 under the new federal tax law, and lower-income couples with children will be among the hardest hit, according...tax works out to 9 percent of their gross income. High-income couples, with both partners working, also pay a marriage tax...
- 2-income couples are prime market
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times March 31, 1989 700+ words
...summer, said Bill Ryan, president of Wyndham Development. "The highest percentage of Wyndmark buyers will be young two-income couples," he said. "In today's economy, town homes represent an affordable way for young couples to become homeowners, trading...
- Two-income couples buying most homes, realty poll says
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times August 26, 1988 700+ words
Two-income couples are purchasing the most homes in the Chicago area and are paying for their houses and condominiums with conventional fixed-rate...
- 2-INCOME COUPLES SHOULD USE BENEFITS TO OWN ADVANTAGE.(Business)
- Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY) November 18, 1991 700+ words
...often way ahead of the game. They may be able to play those policies like pianos, getting higher total benefits than one-income couples can. Corporations are gradually closing these loopholes, but they may not yet have gotten around to you. Working couples...
- MARRIAGETAX HITS LOWER-INCOME COUPLES HARDEST, SAYS ANALYST
- Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe Associated Press July 13, 1987 700+ words
...About 40 percent of US families will pay a "marriage tax" averaging $1,100 under the new federal tax law, and lower-income couples with children will be among the hardest hit, according to a new analysis of the law. But most married couples will be...
- Bush weighs initiative to push marriage among low-income couples.
- Newspaper article from: Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, FL) January 14, 2004 700+ words
...Kelly Brewington ORLANDO, Fla. _ President Bush is considering a $1.5 billion proposal to promote marriage among low-income couples that could funnel millions into religious organizations that provide premarital and marriage counseling. Programs that...
Source: HighBeam Research, Should the federal government try to help low-income couples develop...