Interspousal financial transfers are tax free, even avoiding estate taxes. Legal polygamy/polyandry would be an effective end-run around the estate tax.
No, its purpose is to destroy religious freedom. Once these perverted laws become the “norm”, the next step will be to demand their marraiges be conducted in churches, “just like every other loving couple”. If the church refuses, they will be sued, using the full force and power of the government, all with the enthusiastic backing of the Demonic Party.
It will be a relentless attack on churches of all faiths (except Islam) as these demented evil souls will not be satisfied with using churches that have turned their back on God by marrying same sex couples; they will demand their services be held at those churches that adhere to God’s word, until none exist.
as a Libertarian on taxes, I understand that same-sex marriage is unneccessary for resolving tax equality with married couples when it comes to all death taxes
the best solution is that all death taxes should not exist, but barring that event if there are exemptions then the estate should be able to select who among the estate’s beneficiaries will benefit from them
the result of that would be that the estate of most married persons will name the remaining spouse and/or surviving children as rightful claimants to all, or a share, of any death tax exemptions, while everyone else will designate whomever they see fit
this will not result in any dimunition of estate tax exemptions to married couples and their families, but it will expand the same exemptions to others
and demonstrates that “same-sex” marriage is unnecessary for providing an equal share of estate tax exemptions to everyone