Huckabee Likens Gay Marriage to Incest, Polygamy

#28
#28
Marriage is simply an agreement between two people. Why in the world would any one want gov't to regulate it?

Why would any one want gov't to define it.............
 
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g8terh8ter_eric said:
Taxes brother, and that's the ONLY reason. If we didn't have to pay taxes, I'm sure they wouldn't care if you were married to 10 wives and had 40 kids. It's all about taxes man. We talking about taxes.
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Being married only helps in taxes if the two are very unequal earners prior to marriage. At one time, marriage was a benefit to pretty much everyone, but tax rates were changed to fix this. Now, most people end up paying more taxes when they get marriage. That's why it is often called "the marriage penalty" by tax practitioners.
 
#34
#34
There are other issues - e.g. health emergency related issues but all that could be handled in ways other than having government define the entire scope of the relationship.
 
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OrangeEmpire said:
Marriage is simply an agreement between two people. Why in the world would any one want gov't to regulate it?

Why would any one want gov't to define it.............
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well the gov't currently gives a lot of benefits to married people over domestic partners (like the unlimited estate tax exemption, duel filing of taxes, control over the healtcare of your spouse, etc).
 
#36
#36
This kind of talk doesn't really surprise me coming from a creationist yokel like Huckabee.
 
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#39
droski said:
well the gov't currently gives a lot of benefits to married people over domestic partners (like the unlimited estate tax exemption, duel filing of taxes, control over the healtcare of your spouse, etc).
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I'll refer to volinbham......

No need for the gov't.

Also, why in the world is out tax code 15,000 pages long. I think we can get around that garbage.
 
#40
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paul1454 said:
Being married only helps in taxes if the two are very unequal earners prior to marriage. At one time, marriage was a benefit to pretty much everyone, but tax rates were changed to fix this. Now, most people end up paying more taxes when they get marriage. That's why it is often called "the marriage penalty" by tax practitioners.
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the so called marriage tax really effects a very small minority of duel high equal earners. otherwise you will almost always at least be the same with taxes filed while married.
 
#43
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OrangeEmpire said:

I'll refer to volinbham......

No need for the gov't.

Also, why in the world is out tax code 15,000 pages long. I think we can get around that garbage.
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you try taking away any benefit of marriage in this country and see what happens.
 
#44
#44
He may be insane, but he has a point. If gay marriage is legal, what's the legitimate argument for not allowing polygamy as well? It's fine if you are okay with both, but I'm not sure why one is okay but the other isn't.
 
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volinbham said:
can't pass up a chance to get a religion bash in I see :)
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eh...its more like I can't pass up an opportunity to show that religious belief drives this kind of thinking.

Something tells me if the Bible were more gay friendly the thought of equating gay marriage to something as disgusting as incest wouldn't even cross his mind.
 
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tvolsfan said:
He may be insane, but he has a point. If gay marriage is legal, what's the legitimate argument for not allowing polygamy as well? It's fine if you are okay with both, but I'm not sure why one is okay but the other isn't.
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I would guess that marriage is a contract between two people and not multiple parties?
 
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#47
rjd970 said:
eh...its more like I can't pass up an opportunity to show that religious belief drives this kind of thinking.
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that's a pretty broad brush. I'm quite sure many with strong religious belief don't have this kind of thinking.
 
#48
#48
This is some creative thinking.. I like it... If everybody was 100 percent ethical, there would be no need for government intervention in anything, But this would never happen. NEITHER side would want marriage to not be a government entity...

As far as taxes, I'm better off being married.
 
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tvolsfan said:
He may be insane, but he has a point. If gay marriage is legal, what's the legitimate argument for not allowing polygamy as well? It's fine if you are okay with both, but I'm not sure why one is okay but the other isn't.
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i have zero problems with polygamy as long as it is consenting adults.
 
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VolInMn said:
I would guess that marriage is a contract between two people and not multiple parties?
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Are we free or not?

If 10 women want to shack up with old boy..... oh well.....

If ten men want to shack up with 1 guy...... oh well..........
 
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