if it saves money on taxes then I suspect there will be a lot of "gay couples" coming forward for tax purposes.
YEP....plus, why can't sisters living together or brothers living together, etc, etc, etc, get the same benefit....it's the destruction of MARRIAGE as we know it. There are CERTAIN benefits to a man and woman being married...for CHILDREN, for their HEALTH, For society, for the perpetuation of humankind.
That's why we have to allow gay marriage.
It's one thing to join up with a friend to get a discout on taxes, there's no risk. But in a marriage, you are putting your 401(k), house, investments and on the line.
Or we can just get rid of the benefit for married couples.