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tanglang1 year, 7 months ago

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You may think it is right, but it is not A right. A big argument that I hear quite often from gays on tv as to why they should be allowed to marry is tax and insurance benefits. Here is my opinion on that. Insurance, fine. Everyone should be allowed to insure their families, partners, kids hell, even friends. If one of my friends is out of work and I want to add them to my private insurance, so be it. I pay for it.
My other opinion is that the federal government should not give marriage tax breaks to couples who are not capable of reproducing and therefore not contributing to society in the same way as hetero families do. Shd they be allowed to adopt? Maybe. I feel children are better off with two parents of opposite sex so I am undecided there. Should they be given tax breaks for adopting and raising a kid? Sure, why not? The feds should give breaks to anyone raising a child so that person has more money to invest in said child. Just my thoughts.

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  lvrofwolves1 year, 7 months ago
  
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  Tanglang- so you think that anybody that can produce children is contributing to society?
  I'm one of those who respect people who choose not to bring more people into the world, or adopt, or just have 1-2 children.
  Also the reason I got married and the reason everyone I know got married was because they loved each other, they were couples. Then comes the decision to have children or not, if you choose not to, it doesn't make your marriage or love any less valid then anyone else. Anyone can be a good contribution to society, surely not everyone is, regardless if they can reproduce or not.
  
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    tanglang1 year, 7 months ago
    
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    My point is that the government rewards couples who reproduce. They always have. Especially in places like Alaska. If people who will not reproduce are going to be given benefits the same than why not give them to everybody?
    
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