Should people be required to pay a fee to get married?
Asked at The Merc, 901 Iowa St. on February 11, 2010

“Yes, but the fee is too much now. I think I paid $2 when I got married.”
— Ross Duffy, retired, Lawrence

“No … getting married costs enough by itself.”
— Hailey Gillespie, youth education director, Lawrence

“No, but I think they should be required to pay a fee to get divorced, thousands of dollars. It’s too easy to get divorced nowadays.”
— Toots Schultz, social worker, Baclayon, Philippines

“It should be an affordable fee. … Research has shown that when items are ‘free,’ they are not valued nearly as much.”
— Gordon Myers, nuclear pipe fitter, Burlington