(December 3, 2010 at 8:56 pm)lrh9 Wrote:(December 3, 2010 at 8:41 pm)Demonaura Wrote: I'm actually with Adrian I think, because I don't recall reading anything about taking away rights people have. What I saw was eliminating the imbalance that favors couples over individuals.
Why is it an imbalance? Why can't there be rights and privileges exclusive to couples?
Quote:If we simply apply the same tax laws to any homeowner, regardless of marital status then the issue is resolved. They can be the laws as they apply to the individuals right now or we can simply extend the laws that govern married couples to include those who live alone and it becomes fair to everyone.
Marriage law involves more than taxes.
Quote:Also, what gives you the right to deny those rights to those who do not wish to marry? Since you ask that same question of Adrian.
People in a relationship deserve some legal benefits and privileges that single people don't and shouldn't have.
I grant I was oversimplifying the marrage laws but, you have still yet to explain why married people are deserving of better treatment than those who stay single.
I have almost no sex drive and no plans on getting married, why am I less deserving than two people who chose to live together? What is so great about them that they deserve preferential treatment?
As for your first question you answered it yourself, it is an imbalance because it goes to some and not others. Why are your rights dependant on you taking a single mate of the correct gender and living in the same house?
