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The reason that the government is involved is about the financial and taxing purposes of it. It really is nothing but money to them. May be a sucky thing but they don't care, lol.

Shawn Wrote:The reason that the government is involved is about the financial and taxing purposes of it. It really is nothing but money to them. May be a sucky thing but they don't care, lol.

There is a pretty interesting article with regard to this:

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In a 2000 article in National Tax Journal, Badgett and two economists known for their work on the tax effects of marriage estimated what would happen to federal income taxes if same-sex marriage were legalized nationally. The result, concluded James Alm, Badgett, and Leslie A. Whittington, would be "an annual increase in federal government income taxes of between $0.3 billion and $1.3 billion, with the likely impact toward the higher range of the estimates." (The article, "Wedding Bell Blues," is available on Alm's Georgia State University homepage.)

Using conservative figures for the number of gays and lesbians, the number living together, and the number likely to wed, they projected that there would be around 550,000 same-sex married couples nationally. Tax estimates depended on assumptions about how many couples have children and how their incomes match up.

Consider the average gay male earner, with $33,717 in 1997 adjusted gross income. Filing as a single taxpayer, he owed $4,335 in federal income tax that year. But if he and another man with the exact same income could marry under federal law, they would owe $10,107 as a married couple -- $1,437 more than they would as singles.

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http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/a...e_penalty/

$33m in 1997? Pretty lame figures to use if you ask me. And, with gay marriage being made legal there is the absolute of adopting and then you add dependants.......

Yeti Wrote:$33m in 1997? Pretty lame figures to use if you ask me. And, with gay marriage being made legal there is the absolute of adopting and then you add dependants.......

1. The article was written and published in 2000.

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between $0.3 billion and $1.3 billion

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The figure is between $300 million and $1.3 billion. Where did you get $33 million???

It was a misread. Late night....Lmao!!!

I don't mind if they want to get married but I don't think gays should be allowed to adopt and raise children in that environment

why strphie theyre the same as everyone else sorry but that attitude pisses me off its like saying disabled pwople should be killed because they cant fend for themself

(01-04-2008 07:45 PM)Shawn Wrote:  Personally, I disagree with them being married because it offends a tradition and forces change. They need to create their own tradition of the way they do it. Thats my 2 cents.

I agree with that because I do belive that 'marrage' should remain between man and woman only, however I think that if the laws allow for same sex marriage, then and only then should a gay couple be allowed to adopt a child...

you know what gets me when everyone dont bat an eyelid at 2 women but get all high and mighty about two men saying its wrong and disgusting that thye shouldnt have any rights, but the same people will watch 2 lesbians and think its hot or theres nothing wrong with it

That is true, I've heard many people actually admit to that... Everyone has their own way of thinking about it, whether it be gays, or lesbians, right or wrong..