[Teotwawki]

Apologies for the vanity post but I really think we should push this issue right back at them.

[House Atreides]

I second that motion.

[kiryandil]

Why apologize? It’s a good post.

[taildragger]

With Obamacare, chances are if the company is small they are gonna start canning all benefits. I am wondering when term group life, and 401k's etc go bye-bye as the cost of everything goes though the moon, or they start making everyone independent contractors and everyone is essentially a "job-shopper"....

[NEMDF]

I think it is a great idea. Must be married to get married benefits.

[concerned about politics]

Good point. Homos get special rights for living together. Heteroperfect couples do not. It's discriminatory based on what kind of sex they have.

All it would take is a heteroperfect couple to sue. Then, if the homos want their bennies, they'd HAVE to get "married." (Marriage is NOT what the homos wanted. They just wanted to put Gods people into prison.)

[Yaelle]

That is very reasonable. Commit or don’t expect goodies.

[Hugin]

Great point. Either that of start allowing anyone to claim DP status.

[JJ_Folderol]

Brilliant! And with an element of sardonic humor!

[GIdget2004]

I fully expect most companies and organizations will do this in the fall, when most open enrollment of benefits happens.

[concerned about politics]

My husband just told me the health insurance companies are already working on getting rid of non-married partnership benefits because they're no longer necessary. This was not new news to him.
Now, if homos don't want to get the "married" paperwork, one of them might have to settle for the lesser obomacare. They're going to lose the partnership benefit.

[Mears]

Absolutely should be eliminated.

Singles could all get coverage for roommates if gays are allowed to keep it.

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[Secret Agent Man]

Exact right tact to take.

[JSDude1]

Stupid idea, I don’t want to encourage individuals to enter into gay “marriages”.

[mountainbunny]

Some companies already have this policy. If a couple lived on a “right to marry” state prior to Friday, there were no partner benefits.

I expect other companies to do the same fairly quickly. It would simplify things, and allow a higher hurdle (marriage) than previously (living together).