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Some local Chinese authorities have come up with a new
twist on the First Corinthians warning, “It’s better to marry than to burn.”
Due to declining marriage rates, many places are now offering
cash incentives for citizens to tie the proverbial knot. In Luliang, a total of 1,500 yuans (the equivalent of a rural monthly wage)
is being offered to those who would pledge
their precious lives to one another.
If babies follow, so do payouts. The first such child would yield the besotted
couple another 2,000 yuan, the second 5,000, and the third 8,000. Never mind that raising kids costs far more
than that.
And yet, humans often think short-term over
long-term. Those who live paycheck to paycheck are especially vulnerable
to dangling bait. Since New Year’s Day,
hundreds of Luliang couples have grabbed the gold rings.
Women over 35 are not among the chosen ones. They must either marry on
their own terms, or perhaps burn with the righteous anger that accompanies injustice.
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