Marriage, a Child Poverty Solution

(Family Research Council) Apart from the tremendous social price, a new study suggests that child poverty costs the U.S. economy $500 billion a year because those affected "are less productive, earn less money, commit more crimes, and have more health-related expenses," reports the Center for American Progress. As Congress considers ways to alleviate poverty, which affects over 37 million Americans, it would be wise to expand the president's programs to strengthen marriage.

Scholar Ron Haskins testified on January 24th that promoting the economic benefits of marriage is an important part of the solution, but many Democrats dismissed the notion.