"In an article for the Sunday Telegraph to mark Father's Day, he said it "simply isn't acceptable" for mothers to be left to bring up children on their own.
Cameron indicated his determination to introduce tax breaks for married couples ? a Tory general election pledge that appeared to have been dropped by the coalition in the face of Liberal Democrat opposition.
"I want us to recognise marriage in the tax system so as a country we show we value commitment," he wrote.
Before the election, Nick Clegg described Tory proposals to introduce a tax cut of at least £150 for married couples as "patronising drivel that belong in the Edwardian age"."
www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/jun/19/runaway-dads-drink-drivers-cameron
So, they take money from the sick, disabled, children, single parents, the poor, the middle earners-child benefit, tax credits, the schools, the NHS, etc, etc because of ''the deficit'', but happily want tax breaks for married couples?
We all know tax breaks will not make people stay together so, maybe someone run through the math here? Someone tell me this isn't all about ideology.
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