To the extent that welfare is a form of government瞫ubsidized AFDC payments, it reduces the costs of separation and guarantees a minimal standard of living for wife and children.

• 由于补助金是政府补助的一种“救助有受抚养子女的家庭”的津贴，它起到了降低离异代价、保障妻子和子女最低生活水平的作用。