In 2003 a piece of legislation considered by the U.S. Congress proposed spending almost $2 billion to encourage marriage, and there was some consideration of giving people on welfare cash bonuses if they got married. Why does your textbook suggest that approaches such as this one might not work?
A) Government policy has never been able to effectively do anything about marriage.
B) The poor in the United States are too far gone for marriage to help.
C) Potential husbands of poor women typically will not offer the financial stability, respectability, and trust that make marriage beneficial.
D) The culture among the poor and minority groups in the United States makes marriage undesirable.
E) Marriage has nothing to do with money, so people will almost certainly not be motivated by financial concerns.

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Research suggests that potential husbands of poor women are unlikely to offer the financial stability, respectability, and trust that make marriage beneficial. Additionally, poverty and low social status can create barriers to successful marriages. Simply incentivizing marriage with financial bonuses may not be enough to overcome these challenges.

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