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To: LindyBill who wrote (51943)	6/28/2004 8:17:51 PM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793600

Oh, yes we do have enough data to say that marriage is the key to successful child raising. Every other arrangement is worse. The numbers are overwhelming. That is why I have come to the conclusion that the people who want to weaken the concept of marriage by extending it to all are wrong. Any chance you could share that data with us? I'm all ears. At least my fingers are.

To: LindyBill who wrote (51943)	6/28/2004 8:40:51 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793600

Oh, yes we do have enough data to say that marriage is the key to successful child raising. Every other arrangement is worse. The numbers are overwhelming. We have no numbers on most of the potential variables. We have statistics on which family status produces better results on average. That's it. That's all we know. The superficiality of that borders on mindlessness. If married couples do indeed do better, to what extent is that a function of them having married? We don't know. Do married couples do better because the had a marriage ceremony or are the kind of people who would do better more likely to get married? Chicken and egg. Lotsa questions. Pat solutions are so comfy. So, how is your conclusion actionable? All we have to do to fix this problem is march all our parents through city hall? Yep, that'll do it.