Christian Marriage Breakdown Costs Taxpayers At Least $112 Billion A Year

First-Time Research Reveals Staggering Annual Taxpayer Costs for Divorce and Unwed Childbearing   WASHINGTON, April 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In first-ever research, a new report quantifies a minimum $112 billion annual taxpayer cost from high rates of divorce and unmarried childbearing. It identifies national, state and local costs which account for more than $1 trillion in the last decade. This landmark scholarly study, entitled The Taxpayer Costs of Divorce and Unwed Childbearing: First-Ever Estimates for the Nation and All 50 States, was released on April 15th at the National Press Club by four renown policy and research groups -- Institute for American Values, Georgia Family Council, Institute for Marriage and Public Policy, and Families Northwest.   This study documents for the first time, that divorce and unwed childbearing -- besides being bad for children -- are also costing taxpayers a ton of money, said David Blankenhorn, president of the Institute for American Values.


Coalition says there is Link between Divorce and Gangs

How much does divorce really cost Fresno County? Some say the cost is much more than just a number. Some say divorce also leads to more kids joining gangs.  The Fresno-Madera Healthy Marriage Coalition met Tuesday in Fresno. They say there is a link between divorce and gangs.   Reverend Elias Loera of the Coalition says those children in Southeast Fresno are not going to just sit at home and do nothing, they are going to go out and find something to do. They'll look for acceptance somewhere because mom or dad left home. Many children of divorce, especially those in Southeast Fresno, find that acceptance in a gang.  According to a new report, children from divorced parents are also more likely to use drugs, drop out of school and suffer from emotional problems.

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