Economic+and+Social+Issues

=Economic/Social Issues =
 * I am constantly amazed by the people of our country who say that same-sex marriages are wrong because of the simple fact of social security benefits and tax eligibility. The least thing we need to be worrying about in our country today is same-sex marriages.


 * In 1996, President Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). This defended marriage with federal laws as applying only to the opposite-sex. Any couple that was recognized as the same-sex, were refused.


 * According to the Urban Institute, data is low and states that same-sex couples make up about 5% of the total U.S. population over the age of 18.

Facts and Statistics:
 * Person opinions polls show that by the year 2012, Americans will support same-sex marriages.


 * For every couple of the same-sex, there are a few rights that are granted to them out of the 1,138 that are granted to any opposite sex marriage:


 * Immigration
 * Assumption of spouse's pension
 * Bereavement leave
 * Insurance benefits
 * Conjugal visits in prison
 * Sick leave in case of partner's illness
 * Social Security survivor benefits
 * Veteran's benefits and discounts
 * Marriage related tax breaks
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Visitation rights if partner is in hospital
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Partner-based medical decisions


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">[|Facts and Statistics]

<span style="color: #a885a4; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 21px;">Arguments:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">People of America support many reasons against same-sex marriages such as:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Destroying the institution of marriage
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Same-sex marriage would require schools to teach tolerance
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Social Security can't afford to pay for same-sex marriages
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Legal U.S same-sex marriage would encourage its spread


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">In my personal opinion, same-sex marriages shouldn't affect the government in any way, why does the government need to even be a part of something like this? This is my argument and point of my project. To prove and show all the arguements that are being brought into this category, and to explain how judging by how people t love and choose to live their life, is today a big part of our country but it's not a key point in the depate at all and people need to start realizing. After all, in my opinion, it's not our life it's theirs.