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Subject:	Gay Marriages/Domestic Partnerships and the IRS
Newsgroups:	lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date:	Fri, 24 Mar 2000 00:08:56 GMT
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I'd like to hear your opinions on gay marriage/Domestic Partnerships. In America, where we have freedom of religion, should the church have any say in what constitutes a marriage? Should those in gay marriages/domestic partnerships be allowed the same rights as married couples to claim their partner as a dependent for tax filing purposes? I have been with my partner for more than 18 years. Over the last year, he has been physically unable to work. I have not only supported him, but paid for his medical coverage, doctors and medicine. I have housed, fed and clothed him. Yet, as he is not related to me, I am unable to claim him as a dependent nor can I claim the thousands of dollars I have spent on his medical care as a deduction.

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		Re: Gay Marriages/Domestic Partnerships and the IRS
(...) Heck no! (Then again, neither should the government, either.) (...) Absolutely! (IMHO) (...) Is there any way you could contract him to do any work for you, for some sort of salary or rate, whereby he could technically be self-employed and pay (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Gay Marriages/Domestic Partnerships and the IRS
(...) No. At least not from a civil perspective. And it is only a civil perspective that should have standing in the eyes of the law. Marriage is a contract like any other Unless the parties CHOOSE to bring a third party in (the church) it has (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Gay Marriages/Domestic Partnerships and the IRS
Ed and all, (...) I don't really have much of an opinion per say on this. Do what you want in the bedroom, I don't go in yours, don't go in mine. (...) Should the governmnet have any say in it? I think the federal tax code is a total sham, and it (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Gay Marriages/Domestic Partnerships and the IRS
(...) defenitly not! (...) Can't think of any reason why not... (...) That's just wrong. :/ Dan (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Gay Marriages/Domestic Partnerships and the IRS
Ed & All, (...) Oh, I think this is wrong as well, and you should be able to deduct that expense. Anyone you take care of, partner, relative, etc. Scott S. ___...___ Scott E. Sanburn-> ssanburn@cleanweb.net Systems Administrator-Affiliated Engineers (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Gay Marriages/Domestic Partnerships and the IRS
I don't usually like to talk politics with anything but a voting booth, but: (...) S'funny you should ask. We watch CNN all day at work, and recently California (? I think it was CA) voted down a referendum to recognise same-sex marriages. I was (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Gay Marriages/Domestic Partnerships and the IRS
(...) I'm not sure it should. I know that my church wass lobbying for the anti-gay marriage measure in California, and I'm not sure it was the best thing to do. In this country, a church should have the right to tell its members what they should and (...) (25 years ago, 24-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

		Re: Gay Marriages/Domestic Partnerships and the IRS
Well, Ed posted a good question and we've heard from a pretty wide spectrum of viewpoints. Self selected, more geeky than the population as a whole (as well as nicer, cooler, and generally better looking, but I digress) I'd sum up everyone by saying (...) (25 years ago, 25-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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