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Originally Posted by Still Growing  Spirit,
1. Discussions are a two way street. You haven't convinced me that the gov't needs to manage marriage.
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I don't need to convince, nor do I want to. I'm fine with the system as it is. It is you who wants to change things. I am merely replying to what you want to change. Not to troll, but to support.
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2. You could still be "married" under my proposition. We're 3 pages in now. Must I keep repeating.
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Rhetorical questions aren't really powerful in a discussion. Better to read what I wrote and reply to that.
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3. Whether its $30 billion or $3billion anybody can see divorces cost the system money. Are we really debating that?
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Yes. Remember that you said it was mainly a cost issue to the tax payers? But so far you didn't state what the exact costs were, or how much your proposal would save (you stated figures, with without any evidence). For me that is important. I choose my priorities on what I think serves best. Unclear figures don't make me enthusiastic to support a cause. If the costs are peanuts (relatively to other things we pay for) I'd rather focus on things that would make bigger changes.
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4. I'm not touchy and I don't take it personally. Spirit, its important to read posts so you can be apart of the discussion. I welcome new questions but really don't have patience for people who drop in to a conversation with negative comments when they haven't even read what everyone else has been saying. Thats akin to trolling.
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Ah, difference of interpretation. I've said what I wanted on this but you seem more focused on saying I am wrong than in strengthening your statements so they become more convincing.