Jake, I am referring to your comment #2 above, here it is in full,
"2) improved tax status- not necessarily so. just wiki marriage penalty."
I am not saying you claimed "all" benefit from federal tax regulations regarding marital status. I only pointed out that denying gay couples the right to equal status under the rules is, well, unequal treatment. And your statement is totally disingenuous. I don't know how I could be any clearer. But let me try once again, some couples win, some have the penalty. And tax rules should not discriminate because of sexual orientation.
Here is my original comment, read carefully.
jake, your continued insistence on pressing that marriage penalty argument is off the mark. Just because some married couples pay more because of that quirk, does not mean all suffer. Obviously some, maybe most, benefit. So asserting that gay couples do not suffer because they are not allowed to take advantage of federal tax rules is just wrong. Some gays would benefit, some would pay the penalty. I know you will not change your opinion regarding same sex marriage, but jesus, please argue in good faith.
2009-01-29 01:49:41
jake, your continued insistence on pressing that marriage penalty argument is off the mark. Just because some married couples pay more because of that quirk, does not mean all suffer. Obviously some, maybe most, benefit. So asserting that gay couples do not suffer because they are not allowed to take advantage of federal tax rules is just wrong. Some gays would benefit, some would pay the penalty. I know you will not change your opinion regarding same sex marriage, but jesus, please argue in good faith.
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Jake, I am referring to your comment #2 above, here it is in full,
"2) improved tax status- not necessarily so. just wiki marriage penalty."
I am not saying you claimed "all" benefit from federal tax regulations regarding marital status. I only pointed out that denying gay couples the right to equal status under the rules is, well, unequal treatment. And your statement is totally disingenuous. I don't know how I could be any clearer. But let me try once again, some couples win, some have the penalty. And tax rules should not discriminate because of sexual orientation.
Here is my original comment, read carefully.
jake, your continued insistence on pressing that marriage penalty argument is off the mark. Just because some married couples pay more because of that quirk, does not mean all suffer. Obviously some, maybe most, benefit. So asserting that gay couples do not suffer because they are not allowed to take advantage of federal tax rules is just wrong. Some gays would benefit, some would pay the penalty. I know you will not change your opinion regarding same sex marriage, but jesus, please argue in good faith.
jake, your continued insistence on pressing that marriage penalty argument is off the mark. Just because some married couples pay more because of that quirk, does not mean all suffer. Obviously some, maybe most, benefit. So asserting that gay couples do not suffer because they are not allowed to take advantage of federal tax rules is just wrong. Some gays would benefit, some would pay the penalty. I know you will not change your opinion regarding same sex marriage, but jesus, please argue in good faith.