Battle over same-sex marriage takes shape in Jersey

Newark Star Ledger ^ | 4/22/03 | Kathy Barrett Carter

[ejo]

"Don't understand the big deal" and Who does it hurt?

Number one, as a taxpayer it hurts my 'pocketbook'..The instances of HIV plus all the colon conditions for which they must seek medical help is overtaxing our medical insurance programs. Haven't you noticed the yearly increases on your insurance coverages, or are you one who pleads poverty and needs the assistance of those who readily pay for insurance but never make claims..Maybe, it is the clean living of the many that allows them to critisize deviant behaviour....To go on, it really affects a family, parent's whooo, yes! lead a Clean life are truthfully devastated. Seems the world has been turned inside out. What was once normal (Young man meeting young woman with result of healthy marriage and children) is now portrayed as abnormal. Now, Normal is trying to force people to accept same sex unions, with the result that eventually, since they cannot produce offspring, will recruit your child into their lifestyle. Untill I can see this happening (man+man=???) all I can surmise is that it is all about self-gratification, no if's and's or butt's.....Excuse the pun!

[streamline]

Hurts your pocketbook? Poor kid. Those taxes to support public education are pretty dear too and I don't recall too many gay or lesbian couples breeding - but they get to pay for the schools just the same.

[ejo]

""They get to pay taxes for schools just the same"

But!!! it is a win, win situation for them. They pay school taxes, Yesss! but they also get to see their agenda pushed through even the elementary grades thru' high and into college. Have you perused some of the courses offered our children, seems graduates cannot even fill out an ordinary application form. Reading, writing and arithmetic, as far as public shools are concerned are woefully lacking. But sex education has taken over, let us not be naive, for great emphasis is being placed on these children from early grades to be ""compassionate"" to others life style. It is the abberant behaviour I am concerned about, that, as I expressed earlier is soaring our medical costs. When comparing costs of contributions made by a taxpayer on their property towards education it is only a drop in the bucket compared to cost of medical insurance to help those who have acquired HIV.