Helen, let’s not fall into the ‘progressive inevitability’ trap. Yes, three cheers for women entering the workforce and jobs outside the home and all, but for many sub-cultures that’s not the preferred option. Traditional family arrangements not only have a role to play, but have an essential role to play as they raise more children (certainly on a per-capita basis, maybe even on an absolute basis). Forcing women to plan to have careers will substantially damage those arrangements.
Is there a lot of bogosity going on with alimony? Sure! Is it fixable? Maybe, maybe not. At least lets take care of the other issues which are fixable– the fact that marriage doesn’t have the status it used to (because that would discriminate, of course, and we can’t have that, can we?) impacts decisions to marry and stay married in general.
