(May 27, 2011 at 12:20 pm)Jaysyn Wrote: And in return I ask you how your system would work for tax codes, the census, estates, insurance, inheritance, etc, etc...Tax Codes? Simple: treat everyone as individuals, exactly as they are now. Just because two people get married is no reason to give them state benefits. If a child is in the mix, then give benefits to both parents.
Census? I don't see how this would be affected. Taking the state out of marriage doesn't affect the ability of people who are married to write "married" on a census form...
Estates? Could you elaborate on any problems here?
Insurance? Simple again, treat everyone as individuals.
Inheritance? The concept of a "will" would still exist, and taking the state out of marriage does not mean no record of the marriage could not exist.
(May 27, 2011 at 12:33 pm)Minimalist Wrote: but the legal aspect of marriage is reasonable in a property-rights sense. You, of all people, should be in favor of "property rights!"Again, the state doesn't have to be involved here. I own a computer, and I have proof that I own it, but the government doesn't know about it. The same can apply to any type of property right.
