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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Believe me, two adults who share a house (with or without a marriage license) eat twice as much, wear twice as much, pay more for health care, operate twice as many cars, and etc. One person (with or without kids) does not have the same expenses as two. Why would you think they do?"

This is so not correct it's ridiculous.

In the DMV, most married couples I know have only one car.  Most employed people with professional jobs have health insurance that covers their spouse and any children for much, much less than the cost of insuring two adults separately.  Their heating, internet, water, and gas expenses are the same as they would be if they were single, and their mortgage for a 3-bed house or apartment is the same.  
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You're totally missing the point.

[b]The point is that some adults choose to share expenses with other adults.[/b]

Adults who do NOT choose to share expenses with another adult are always going to have a lower standard of living. They are living on one income instead of two. Sure, a married couple pays the same for that 3 bedroom... but each person has half as much space. You're trading space for cost. That's kind of how the world works.

If you are an adult who chooses NOT to share expenses with another adult, then your expenses will be higher. And although your higher expenses will be partially subsidized if you have children (via the substantial HOH allowance) they will not be 100% subsidized because why the hell should they be. YOU HAVE ONE FEWER ADULT TO SUPPORT.

BTW, family coverage is hella expensive at both my and my spouse's job. We each carry our own insurance because of this. One of us chooses employee+kids because that's heavily subsidized out of kindness to single parents...[/quote]

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