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Glenn Grothman: “The generosity of the programs is such that there's a…”

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

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It's therefore not surprising that if you ask around, you will find examples of people who are living together but not getting married because they want the benefits. Or inevitably the percentage of people getting married when they have children falls because they. The generosity of the programs is such that there's a feeling, why would I get married at all? These programs also cause cheating or breaking the law. Because, of course, they frequently don't catch it if you're getting cash off the books. So all of these programs encourage working for cash. (07:04–07:14)

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Asserts that government programs discourage marriage due to their generosity.

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