Senate Bill Would Allow Unmarried to Collect SS Spousal Survivor Benefits

CNS News ^ | 05/16/2014 | Lauretta Brown

[Rusty0604]

Two Senate Democrats want to change the way a valid marriage is determined under the Social Security Act so that same-sex couples living in states that do not recognize their unions can still collect spousal survivor benefits.

Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Mark Udall (D-Colo.) introduced the Social Security and Marriage Equality (SAME) Act on May 8th.

The bill aims to “ensure all same-sex spouses receive equal treatment under the Social Security Act when applying for Social Security benefits, regardless of where they live,” according to Senator Murray’s website

[A_Former_Democrat]

The SS fiasco is already under financial stress yet here come the geniuses with more vote-buying spending insanity

[JPG]

[Vigilanteman]

Hell yes. Why limit it to same sex couples? What about some poor Muslim with the four wives allowed under Sharia law? Who is going to care for those widows when he's gone?

Or the crack dealer who has 16 baby mamas? What about them?

And if we allow it for heterosexuals, who is to say that a gay or lesbian can't have four "wives" or even 16?

[rdcbn]

ell yes. Why limit it to same sex couples? What about some poor Muslim with the four wives allowed under Sharia law? Who is going to care for those widows when he’s gone?
Or the crack dealer who has 16 baby mamas? What about them?

And if we allow it for heterosexuals, who is to say that a gay or lesbian can’t have four “wives” or even 16?

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Why limit it to same sex couples?

Because they have to save something for next legislative session

[Vigilanteman]

LOL! You must have an inside source in the DemocRAT party. I hadn’t thought of that.

[Rusty0604]

Good point! You s/b in politics.

[GOPJ]

Democrats want Social Security bankrupted - either by fake ‘disability’ claims, giving it to “obamacare’ or any other way possible. They gotta scare the old people and destroy Social Security is the democrat way...