The Belgians call Régnier, a stocky, balding man with a fringe of beard, the “Marcinelle bull.” Non-Belgians wonder perhaps how he provides for his large family. Here is the answer.
Régnier applied for and received the status of an invalid from Wallonia's generous welfare authorities. He consequently receives a welfare check of over €1,000 a month. His three wives are all unemployed. Hence, they each get €800 in unemployment benefits. On top of this the family receives €4,000 in child allowances. This makes a grand total of more than €7,400 a month ($9,700 or £4,960) – all of it provided by Belgium’s taxpayers. All the money matters in the household are taken care of by Serge. His wives are only interested in children. They have told the press that they each hope to have another baby in 2007.
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All the more reason that marriage be defined as between one man and one woman.
At one time, not very long ago, this story would have been considered a spoof. Today it is the reality brought into being by socialism, liberalism and the removal of the guardrails of society.
The next step is granting certain "rights" to animals and there will be a "public" subsidy for the family dogs and cats.
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