Posted on 07/12/2013 1:16:40 PM PDT by jazusamo
The Social Security Administration announced Friday that it would begin accepting benefit claims related to same-sex marriage.
The Supreme Court in June found the heart of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) to be unconstitutional. It ruled that the federal government cannot treat same-sex marriages approved by some states any differently than heterosexual marriages.
The ruling affects more than 1,000 federal regulations affecting everything from tax breaks to entitlement benefits.
Prior to the ruling, an individual in a same-sex marriage was unable to claim survivor benefits from Social Security when a spouse died and a couple was unable to claim a 50-percent Social Security marriage bonus to their retirement benefits. .
“The President has directed the Attorney General to work with other members of his Cabinet to review the recent Supreme Court decision and determine its impact on Federal benefit programs – including benefits administered by Social Security – to ensure that we implement the decision swiftly and smoothly,” Social Security Administration spokesman Mark Hinkle said.
He said the agency was working with the Justice Department to revise its regulations.
“We are taking claims now from individuals who believe they may be eligible for Social Security benefits. We will process these claims as soon as we have finalized our instructions,” Hinkle said.
The DOMA ruling could end up reducing the federal budget deficit even though there will likely be an increase in Social Security spending. Most high-income married couples face a tax penalty when filing tax returns jointly.
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) last looked at the issue in 2004 and has not done so since. CBO said at the time that allowing gay marriage could reduce the deficit by up to $10 billion over the following ten years.
CBO’s report predicted that most same-sex marriage would feature couples where both individuals qualify for Social Security benefits independently. Such couples would not receive the 50-percent spousal bonus and therefore would not trigger increased spending in that category.
Free Republic stands for God, country, family and that includes traditional one man, one woman marriage as per thousands of years of civilization.
It’s the GOVERNMENT that’s trying to FORCE some other way of living on US!!
If you don’t like what we stand for you’re always free to post somewhere else!
what is it with you, you seem unable to answer any questions,??.
Simple question, d you think the founders would have wanted homosexual marriage, drugs, sell to little kids, have sex with little kids ?
Your no Govt at all is what you are citing and ignoring rule 26 of the communists but then again you know deep down you are a broken record only citing the same crap in every post and you know if you answer should we let old men have sex with 12 year old girls then you are known forever as a child molester
Every post you cite is the article what suits you but if you understood anything then some could interpret other parts of the constitution as for marriage or anything what goes.
Oh and as for you people, then you seem lost, this is not a pro homosexual, pro drug, pro incest sicko, pro sell drugs to little kids, pro bestiality website, maybe you need a communist site as you have nothing in common with conservatives minus you don’t like your taxes.
BTW I don;t know what state you’re in but I know for a fact I’d never let you near my kids or any kids
It may be difficult for “liberal” thinkers to comprehend, but our nation was founded by a very religious people. It’s been forgotten by godless liberals, but morals and traditional values were considered “self-evident truth” by our founding generation. For example, it was understood that our rights were not handed down by government, our UNALIENABLE rights are bestowed upon us by our Creator, GOD, and neither man nor government can deprive us of same.
Our rights are not defined in the constitution nor confined by it, nor should they be. The constitution defines the way our government is established and how it operates, and severely limits and restricts its powers to just those actually enumerated.
Marriage is NOT a constitutional matter. It was not defined or established by the constitution. Marriage between man and woman is a gift from God and has been in existence long before there were any governments at all. Government has no business and no constitutional authority to force immoral, unnatural homosexualism on a moral people.
This is a self-evident truth and is not up for debate, negotiation or compromise on FR. That’s just the way it is. Those who don’t like it or can’t live with it are free to take their business elsewhere.
If pointing a little hypocrisy and intellectual dishonesty to some people is too off script, then put on your Zeus helmet, pull my card and be done with it.
Federal welfare (foodstamps, unemployment, obamaphones, giveaway programs, etc) are unconstitutional. So is medicare, social security, etc. These functions are all reserved to the states and the people by the constitution. Likewise the federal government has no constitutional say in marriage or homosexualism or religious matters. Period. They cannot FORCE it on us.
Good. Keep your damned kids off my lawn while your at it.
If you give them the power to ban it then you give them jurisdiction over it. That means they can come around in a few years force it down your throat when the political winds change. You can’t have it both ways. Leave marriage to the states. Get it out of the tax code and quit taking favors from uncle fedgov for being married.
Sure. Why not, we can afford it.
trust me they would not be anywhere near any person like you or your house
The founders wrote what they wanted. Do you think they wanted murderer? No, they left that to the states to deal with. It's not a federal matter. Neither is marriage. If you don't like homosexual marriage, move to a state that banned it. Several even wrote it's prohibition into their constitutions. Quit crying like a retarded 4 year old for uncle fedgov to make people do what you want.
Good. Don’t spend the welfare money you get for them all in one place. It has to last you until January.
Not giving them power to ban it. But they clearly do not have the constitutional authority to force it on us either.
welfare, what on earth are you on about now?
Seriously have you been drinking or on drugs?
No, I don’t usually feed anyone’s ego by going to their profile page. But I’m sure yours is very pretty.
yet you assume, got it wrong ,mmmmmm
Okay, so you don’t think your profile page is pretty. It’s okay...it happens to everyone.
HUH
Your support of homosexual crap is duly noted.
I’ll be back.
And, by the way, your infantile nastiness is also duly noted.
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