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The extreme emphasis on monetary earnings is precisely the reason alimony exists. Not all labor is paid for with money. Emotional labor, child rearing, homemaking — these are difficult to quantify in monetary terms but certainly play a role in the “success” of the household.

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These are also things that both parties generally share in, and that both parties will need to do for themselves after a divorce. Again, there is no reason for an able-bodied person of sound mind to not be able to support themself. Doing away with alimony will remove the flawed incentives that create any unequal balance that we see today. Not to mention, in some states alimony is mandatory after a number of years of marriage- so it has nothing to do with the breakdown of who did more chores or what one deserves.