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To: redfish who wrote (544605)	2/24/2004 12:28:35 PM
From: sea_biscuit	Respond to of 769670

As far as I know, gays and lesbians are not prevented from contributing to the SS and Medicare trust funds, so how can you prevent them from being beneficiaries?

To: redfish who wrote (544605)	2/24/2004 12:33:13 PM
From: Orcastraiter	Respond to of 769670

I don't think that providing SS benefits to gay spouses is going to bankrupt SS. SS provides benefits for the spouse of a working partner. For example if one of the partners makes the money while the other stays at home and does the domestic chores the breadwinner has earned the right to collect SS based on his or her salary. After their death the widow or widower gets to collect that same check until their death. The amount of money we are talking about here is very small. The number of gay couples is small. I don't think that this is a money issue. It's a morality issue. Then at the same time the republican controlled house and senate approve spending millions on a shopping center, including a Hooter's restaurant. Where's the moral outrage on this issue? Should taxpayers be funding private developments? Supporting Hooter's? Orca