https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/03/04/gay-marriage-it-is-economic/ Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:59:12 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.6 https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/03/04/gay-marriage-it-is-economic/#comment-4793 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 10:59:12 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/03/04/gay-marriage-it-is-economic/#comment-4793 It is not quit clear to me why so many right-wing conservatives are completely against gay marriage. They are essentially trying to convince people that mutually respectful relationships are not beneficial to the couple or the society around them. In addition, Democrats that favor civil unions over marriage rights are opening the door to straight couples entering into civil unions so that they can get the benefits alloted, without actually getting married. Civil unions, then , will actually lower the overall marriage rate. Who is to stop two straight “friends” from filing for a civil union in order for work-related benefits in a state. Legalizing gay marriage would raise the overall marriage rates and civil unions would lower it. This is perhaps the goal of both political parties. Civil unions means no access to Social Security, whereas marriage does give access.I’m a legally married gay man in Massachusetts, and because there is no federal recognition of our marriage, we will not contribute the bankruptcy of Social Security because we will not have access to the money that we pay for legally married straight couples tat tap into the Social Security Benefits of his/her spouse. Civil Unions may have nothing to do with gay rights, but rather may be a way of keeping money available in Social Security.Jos76www.jos76.wordpress.com

]]> https://gregladen.com/blog/2008/03/04/gay-marriage-it-is-economic/#comment-4792 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 20:42:27 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2008/03/04/gay-marriage-it-is-economic/#comment-4792 Here in Iowa, gay marriage is before the State Court also. There was a brief period, one morning, where same sex marriage was permitted in Iowa and one couple managed to get married.I’m not sure when it is going to go before the court, but in the meantime there is a bill in the state house for a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between a man and woman. So far, the Democrats have been able to block the bill, but Republicans are trying hard to push it through.The Democrats want to see what the Iowa Supreme Court has to say about the law defining marriage as between a man and woman before they address a constitutional amendment.

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