I started laughing out loud about half way through this article when members of a tea party group yesterday started blaming the nation's debt problems on acceptance of homosexuality.
I'd say gays are actually helping the country's debt situation. After all, our survivors aren't entitled to Social Security benefits. Money saved. We can't leave money directly to our "spouse"/spouse when we die, so the state (if it wants it) and the federal government (believe me, it wants it) get to take a chunk that they wouldn't if we were leaving money to an opposite gender spouse. We can't get COBRA benefits from our spouse's workplace (i.e. if we lose a job, our spouse's company won't take on our health insurance - unless they want to; in which case it's a taxable event) so business saves money to which has an impact on their taxes which trickles down to us lowly taxpayers. Right? No? Oh well.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/muskets-in-hand-tea-party-blasts-house-republicans/2011/05/09/AFYA70aG_story.html?hpid=z2
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