New Ads Urge Young People To Marry
02.18.09 |
Uncle Sam wants you to marry. A national ad campaign launches this month to noodge young people into marrying sooner rather than later. The Department of Health and Human Services is spending five-million dollars to tout the benefits of marriage for the 18 to 30 set.
A non-profit advocacy group called the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center is spearheading the campaign. They say married folks reportedly enjoy better health, greater wealth and more happiness, and their kids are better off. The average age for a first marriage is now a record 26 for women and 28 for men.
A growing percentage of people are also choosing never to marry. Advocates say the campaign is no different than public service ads about drugs or smoking. Critics chafe at the idea of using tax dollars to second-guess people's most personal decision, however.
Tweet
CATEGORIES
AUTHORS
ARCHIVE BY MONTH
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008