Paying alimony is like feeding hay to a dead horse.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Alimony payments are portrayed as wasteful and ineffective.
- In plain terms
- Paying alimony is useless like feeding a dead horse.
- What can you take from it?
- Don't invest in efforts that yield no results.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What makes a task futile?
- How do we handle financial burdens?
Another view
It ignores the legal necessity of support payments.
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