Marriage Fee

Now this is comical. In the Joplin Globe their is a story about marriage fees. This story originated in Topeka, Kansas, and states that A Kansas house member wants to bring more marriage to the state. The Rep. Joe Patton, Topeka Republican states that by eliminating the financial burden of &69.00, he believes that more people in the state of Kansas will now be able to get married and that it will make the state stronger. All that they are going to have to do is file a poverty affidavit with the courts.
Are you kidding me. For those people who want and are planning to get married, I do not believe that a &69 fee is going to stop them. Mr. Patton seems to think that by removing this fee it is going to strengthen the bonds of marriage. I just find this funny. It is actually making me laugh! The number of people that use this tactic to get married at a cheaper price are not going to find any more strength in their marriage. The success rates are still going to be the sane. I think that this is just a ploy to make it sound more appealing to those couples who are down on their luck at the moment. When their marriage fails, it is more money for the state. Divorce is NOT cheap.
I think that the reasons for doing this are stated in a way that is misleading to people. The fact that the persona is put out there that this will make the bonds stronger is not true. It will thought, make the state money in the long run. Don't be fooled people, the state of Kansas does not care what it costs for you to get married. All that they care about is the money that they will make from the divorce proceedings.