Marriage during hard times
I've made my peace. Boys and girls
are going to "get together" during all times, including "if
times get hard". And they will pair off, and probably have sex and
eventually children.
I also think most young people in
the new world USA will want to get married. Now what that means is another
subject.
So I have asked the question to
myself. The question is why is government involved?
And my short answer is that it,
really we, have an interest in promoting marriage. And mostly it is to
encourage and support marriage as a way of supporting procreation, like making
children, who are the continuing future; just like us at an earlier time. And
many times other factors, like uniting Families, are also in the equation. The
culture has a big influence.
But if times get hard, so what
happens to marriage? The quick answer is that I don't know. But in the interim,
I believe it is to our advantage to promote marriage as best we can. My
objective is the future, which usually means kids. And in so doing, I don't think we need
government, though during better times it does make sense; like in STD/VD
testing, tax advantages, etc.
Said another way, boys and girls are
going to get together, and most will want to "get married". And my job as an older person is to support
them the best I can, especially given whatever situation I and they should
face.
Last I have an advantage. I have
lived in other cultures. And while the marriage practices vary quite a bit, for
sure boys and girls will get together, sooner or later.
And in most "if times get
hard" scenarios, access to things like birth control drugs will decline.
And probably the old fashioned "social security" will come back. Old fashioned social security usually means
large Families, and the younger types helping take care of the older types. Of
course the older people have to work, too.
And often it is helping take care of the younger Families, especially
their children.
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