American taxpayers have unwittingly helped finance a polygamist sect that is now the focus of a massive child abuse investigation in West Texas, with a business tied to the group receiving a nearly $1 million loan from the federal government and $1.2 million in military contracts.

http://lifewithoutfaith.com/index.php?/archives/59-The-American-Government-Funds-The-Polygamist-FLDS-Sect!.html

Polygamy and the Degradation of Women

If a husband who practices polygamy is ready to be rid of a dissatisfied wife, he might agree to let her go, but not with her children. Hell and losing her children is the choice these women of polygamy face.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/783225/how_polygamy_impacts_the_welfare_system_pg2.html?cat=9

When the elders of YFZ Ranch in Texas tried to quash a 16-year-old bride’s rebellion, they warned that the outside world would force her to have sex with “lots of men.” Apparently equally important, she would have to cut her hair and wear makeup.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/verena-von-pfetten/the-lowdown-on-fundamenta_b_96786.html