Marco Rubio on marriage and poverty: No there there.

Marco Rubio on marriage and poverty: No there there.: At any rate, conservatives aren't wrong about this. Having roommates really did greatly improve my personal finances when I was in my early 20's. And the same thing happened when my wife and I moved in together. We split the Internet bill, shared one Netflix account, etc. But the greater efficiency of shared expenses isn't really what's magical about marriage, and what's magical about marriage isn't really what leads to the poverty reduction.