Who costs government more, women or men?

[Odesio]

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How can a woman to blame for the actions of the man? I don’t understand this. Maybe I need it explained further. But not on this thread. **

She’s to share the blame for her contributions. She picked a lousy father for the child. They picked men who were scumbags so why act surprised when they act like scumbags? There are women who have multiple children fathered by different men. Yeah, I’d say women do share some of the blame for fatherless children. And yes I know this certainly isn’t always the case.

Marc

[Icerigger]

How about 300 billion per year for the military. Men start almost all wars with our macho posturing.

[waterj2]

No one costs the government money. They cost the taxpayers money. Men cost the taxpayers the most money. Specifically the men in Congress and the White House. Regardless of the liberal tendencies of some of the few women in Congress, men are still responsible for the majority of the budgeting.

[Satan]

Why are we not commenting on wa I brought up?

If men are contributing more in their taxes, wouldn’t it make sense they spend more?

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[The_Ryan]

*Originally posted by Kimstu *
“People” do? Did anyone here say “solely”?

Jeff_42

In addition there is the reason so many men are in jail…men commit more crimes.

Dictionary:

the1 (thbefore a vowel; thbefore a consonant)
def.art.

   1.
       a.Used before singular or plural nouns and noun phrases that
         denote particular, specified persons or things: the baby; the
         dress I wore.
       b.Used before a noun, and generally stressed, to emphasize one
         of a group or type as the most outstanding or prominent:
         considered Lake Shore Drive to be the neighborhood to live
         in these days.
       **c.Used to indicate uniqueness**: the Prince of Wales; the moon.
       d.Used before nouns that designate natural phenomena or points
         of the compass: the weather; a wind from the south.
       e.Used as the equivalent of a possessive adjective before names
         of some parts of the body: grab him by the neck; an infection
         of the hand.
       f.Used before a noun specifying a field of endeavor: the law; the
         film industry; the stage.
       g.Used before a proper name, as of a monument or ship: the
         Alamo; the Titanic.
       h.Used before the plural form of a numeral denoting a specific
         decade of a century or of a life span: rural life in the Thirties.
   2.Used before a singular noun indicating that the noun is generic: The
     wolf is an endangered species.
   3.
       a.Used before an adjective extending it to signify a class and
         giving it the function of a noun: the rich; the dead; the
         homeless.
       b.Used before an absolute adjective: the best we can offer.
   4.Used before a present participle, signifying the action in the
     abstract: the weaving of rugs.
   5.Used before a noun with the force of per: cherries at $1.50 the box*

Both boldings mine.

[Kimstu]

Aw gosh, Ryan, that is awfully nitpicky!! I’m sure that Jeff_42 did not intend his use of the phrase “the reason so many men are in jail” to imply “the only reason men are in jail”! I expect Jeff would have no problem agreeing that, as I said, female criminals are probably unfairly “undersentenced” sometimes because of sexist attitudes; if I’m wrong, I hope he will correct me. But I really think you’ve got a tempest in a teapot here.

[Lazarus7]

Taxes help us by distributing the costs of society evenly (in theory - don’t talk about loopholes,etc.) across the population.

Talking about men vs. women in terms of tax usage vs. contribution brings up others thoughts … such as usage vs. contribution of groups such as the blind ! (you think those little sidewalk beeping things are cheap?).