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Originally posted by Warf Rat
Create civil unions, allow gays, and polygamists to have the rights we all have, but don't call it marriage.
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I'm OK with that, but, since marriage from a government perspective is mainly a tax, benefits, and estate issue it would be quite thorny to work out polygamy.
Some examples:
- You work and have three wives, does your family coverage cover everyone? Do you have to pay more per wife? Is this discriminatory against family plans that don't charge more per kid? (Age discrimination against the wives!)
- You die without a will. All three of your wives claim that they deserve your estate. I guarantee you that existing estate law doesn't cover this.
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- You die and owe taxes. Your youngest wife claims that only the oldest wife is responsible for paying them.
Polygamy is a can of worms that I don't think government rules are ready for yet. I'm not against the idea in general. But, I think the country is ready for gay marriage.