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Glenn Grothman: “If a woman marries, say, the father of her children, she…”

Featuring: Glenn Grothman, Republican | U.S. House of Representatives, Wisconsin, District 6

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Glenn Grothman's Speech on Tax Deductions, Family Incentives, and Low-Income Housing Credits

Published | Video Starts at 05:46

I think the most generous of the group is low income housing or Section 8 vouchers, whatever. But in any event, it's not unusual to look up a hypothetical in which If a woman marries, say, the father of her children, she will lose 25 to $30,000 a year. This is why since the Great society in the 60s, we have gone from a situation in which in the 50s, 4% of the children in this country were born out of wedlock. (05:46–05:54)

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Asserts that marrying can result in a loss of $25,000 to $30,000 annually in benefits.

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