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The State has a vested interest in promoting marriage between a man and a woman. It is the only low cost (to the State) and efficient way of increasing Citizens/taxpayers. Just like the State may want to encourage home ownership or fuel efficiency by offering tax breaks for mortgage interest or hybrid car purchases, it is wise for a State to give a benefit for marriage. A married couple can cheaply create taxpayers, have stability to support them, and not require significant State funding. In exchange, more future workers are created (not imported) and the tax base increases to help pay for the defense and other needs of the State. In our Sate, it's even more important for the sustainability of Social Security. Which is why debasing State endorsed marriage between a man and woman is sort of like killing the modern tansfer payment based retirement system.

The State has a vested interest in promoting marriage between a man and a woman.

Our state has proven, over and over again, that it is incapable of promoting marriage. It can only harm the institution. So we should get marriage as far away from the government as possible.