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Originally posted by tmdiva
There are tons--hence the drive for recognition of gay marriage, since trying to cover everything individually in a parallel setup is pretty complex. Unmarried couples, gay or married, don't have any problem as long as everything is good. It's when trouble happens that issues arise--equitable division of assets upon the end of the relationship, power to make decisions when the partner is incapacitated, inheritance, even hospital visitation. And that's just the tip of the iceberg.
tm
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Hadn't totally considered that but I do know that there have been inroads made in regard to many of those areas. I think that gay marriage should be recognized and it is a damn shame that people have to go through so much to have their committment recognized when straight people can go to Vegas and get married without even knowing each other's names (I AM NOT JUDGING!!). All I am saying is that because society has come quite a distance from the days when people didn't "live in sin" we shouldn't punish people who choose to marry rather than live together -- and I am thinking only in terms of taxes here.
edited to state that I guess I am more pissed off about the 49% taken out of my bonus check last week than I was willing to admit at the time. Those fuckers.
