So we agree that boys should be encouraged to date and marry girls their own age. From a financial perspective it definitely makes sense.
We also agree that boys should get married when they are ready. Your issue of being ready for the financial responsibility is an excellent point. I was just wondering how a year of unproductive learning in israel contributes towards that end. The argument about shortening the time in israel is simply that its not great for their learning. When to start dating? That should depend on each individual boy not on when the system allows, (now that’s radical isn’t it).