Gay marriage's big benefit is Social Security [more money out of the system]

reuters ^ | Fri Jun 26, 2015 5:13pm EDT | Mark Miller

[BenLurkin]

The ruling will affect everything from access to spousal pension and retirement accounts, health benefits and more. But Social Security really is the headliner. Recognition of same-sex marriage in all 50 states will guarantee access to Social Security’s spousal and survivor benefits, which are the most valuable features of the program.

Just how valuable? Financial Engines, a large financial advisory firm, ran numbers recently for a hypothetical same-sex couple and found that marriage could be worth $343,000 in additional lifetime benefits.

[taildragger]

It was years ago now I posted about a chance meeting at a wedding with one of the principles in the Gay Marriage Movement in Hawaii in the late 90's. My impression of his screed was he didn't need marriage he needed a financial planner as the majority of the discussion was about bennies Gov't and non-Gov't. and equal access. I came to the conclusion we needed a flat tax not gay marriage so everyone is treated the same. I hate to be cynical, but I wondered all along if this wasn't all about the bennies. Funny thing is, all these programs they want access too we all know are fundamentally broke or will be epecially of the curtain comes back and we realize what all the printing has done.

I hardly got any responses to my post of the concept or discussion, maybe it had no merit, but look where we are now....