[concerned about politics]

It's a shame taxpayers have to teach idiots how to marry and stary married.
This movement would ruin the Marxist anti-family agenda, though. So I guess we'll just have to teach the idiots and hope they "catch on" to the deep, deep meaning. Geeeez. Liberals have to be really, really, stupid people.
Who taught them to use the toilet?

[freeeee]

Such new state strategies to encourage marriage, all paid for with federal subsidies

Paid for with federal subsidies? Where in the Constitution is marriage enumerated as a federal concern?

I wonder which tortured clause in the Constitution will be brought out this time, if the issue is even raised:

Interstate Commerce Clause?
General Welfare Clause?
Necessary and Proper Clause?

Most likely we won't hear anything about the constitutionality of this federal program. So called 'conservatives' won't say anything because it's 'their guy' and they happen to like marriage initiatives and the Democrats have taught them so well that the 10th Amendment is so passe.

The Rats won't complain because such federal spending is well within their interpretation of their 'Living Constitution'.

Too bad, I'd love to hear some 'conservatives' try to defend this from a constitutional perspective.

Anyone out there care to try?

[ijcr]

In this nation, two homosexuals living together qualify for more financial support than married couple.

For example two individuals living together can recieve $530 each, in income, prior to qualifying for assistance from Medicaid.A grand total of $1060 pcm.

Meanwhile a married couple who's income exceeds $795 pcm is denied. just because you have been loyal and faithful to your partner for 40 to 50 years,you get punished.

[GovernmentShrinker]

In six Michigan counties, single women on welfare who have a baby are required to take 24 hours of classes on how to be a good parent and "create a stable family."

Sounds like the classes are being held a wee bit too late. There are a wide range of ways to "create a stable family", but having a baby while you're a single woman on welfare is inconsistent with all of them.

[Lorianne]

In six Michigan counties, single women on welfare who have a baby are required to take 24 hours of classes on how to be a good parent and "create a stable family."

Um.... noticably absent in the discussion of two parent families... once again... fathers. Where are they? Are they required to take the classes? Why not? Where did these babies come from? How did they arrive on planet earth? Did extraterrestials make them? Who is responsible for them once they arrive on the planet?