Kasz216 on 13 October 2009
| SimonSaysFYou said: My last comment got fucked up by a friend lol. um, back to the original point, being gay myself, i would never expect a church to marry me in one of their ceremonies, especially since i was raised in a catholic church. the main thing that gay people want here is "equality" which really is given to them anyway (civil unions/domestic partnerships), they just want the title of it (marriage), which we all should just learn to accept is not going to happen because you can't force, and should never expect a church to compromise it's teaching. i accepted that a lonnnnng time ago. another huge point we want to get across is that we want to be able to jointly file a tax return through our state, local, and federal governments for deductions, benefits etc. which frankly, i agree with. if i pay my taxes, obey the laws, and am in a civil union with another dude, i expect to be able to have the same benefits as a straight couple. |
While I would just argue that couples shouldn't get those rights.
I mean... why should two people get a tax break because they're married or civil unioned?
There are tons of economic benefits to being a couple if you both work... and if you don't the one who isn't working doesn't have to pay taxes.
I mean we're essentially giving people tax breaks for having LESS economic troubles.
I mean, think about it. Say you get divorced by your husband or wife.
Now one of you had to find a new place. You have to pay full price on the cable and other utlities you split... etc.
Life is harder. Why do you have to pay more?
