[mrsmith]

Fortunately there’s mounds of money in ‘the lockbox’ for SSA to pay these new, unexpected obligations!

Seriously, when will we see a new estimate from the SSA trustees on when they default?

[ansel12]

Include the military.

Straight guys (and gays), and straight females (and lesbians) will be marrying each other for the extra money, and then “divorcing” when they get out.

[RKBA Democrat]

And when incestuous marriage is allowed, what is to prevent grandma from “marrying” granddaughter to provide the spousal benefit for the rest of the granddaughters life?

The socialists just delivered the coup de grace to their beloved program.

[AppyPappy]

Not really. There have been very few same-sex marriages. Almost half have ended in divorce.

[Catmom]

It’s all about the tangibles, not the intangibles.

[silverleaf]

However the lifetime is probably reduced as a consequence of health issues relating to the acts and the lifestyle

[ChicagahAl]

[more money out of the system]

This is what it has been about all along; money and benefits.

See ansel12's post about contract marriages in the military. I saw that in the Marine Corps, back in the 70's. I'm sure it's been going on forever.

Now homosexuals (and faux-homosexuals) (yes, I said that) can get "married" and their "spouses" can get government benefits, corporate benefits, green cards, you-name-it.

And a lot of it will be "contractual", with kickbacks to the "sponsor".

This is gonna be big on Craigslist!!!!

Then, think about this; if polygamy is legalized, a sponsor will be able to "marry" an unlimited number of "spouses" and they will all get benefits from the government or private employer.

Cloward-Piven, anyone? PS. In the case of corporate employers; this will chase more jobs overseas, as the cost of benefits eliminates profits. But some on FR will still blame NAFTA.

[Jim from C-Town]

My mother receives a very nice pension as a retired public school teacher. She makes more money as a retired teacher than my wife makes working full time. Why can't I divorce my wife, have her marry my mother and we can all cohabitate and enjoy my mothers pension presumably for many decades after my mothers death?

Pensions are a funny thing, many an elderly Civil War veteran enjoyed a late life marriage to a young girl who was more interested in her new husbands pension than his undying love. The last Civil War pension paid to a veterans spouse was paid in 2003!

Imagine how many people are going to ‘go gay’ for a fat government pension.

[grobdriver]

It’s always been about the money for the queers.

[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....