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Gay Marriage Debate and defend your political beliefs as to whether or not marriage should be only defined as a union between a man and a woman.

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Old 03-09-2008, 07:34 PM   #41 (permalink)
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Excellent. I believe all New England states now have civil unions (except for MA, which has marriage). We do here in Maine. It's certainly a step in the right direction.

Aren't homosexuals capable of providing their own insurance like everyone else?

Are you inferring that homosexuals are handicapped in some way?
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Old 03-10-2008, 05:53 PM   #42 (permalink)
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no, he's not - my husband is a professor at university

we PAY for our health care

only if you ignore what I wrote
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yes, homosexual couples are financially handicapped in most states because they are not eligible for the family health care rates that straight couples enjoy
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no, he's not - my husband is a professor at university

we PAY for our health care
How much do YOU pay toward your boyfriend's health insurance premiums?
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Old 03-10-2008, 06:12 PM   #45 (permalink)
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yes, homosexual couples are financially handicapped in most states because they are not eligible for the family health care rates that straight couples enjoy

But I thought you got insurance from your boyfriend the teacher - subsidised by the taxpayers?

And if not so what? Pick up the phone and call an insurance agent.

You're an educated, healthy American male - you have no excuse NOT to provide yourself with health insurance.

At least until America catches up with the rest of the industrialised world.
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How much do YOU pay toward your boyfriend's health insurance premiums?
my share
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But I thought you got insurance from your boyfriend the teacher - subsidised by the taxpayers?
yes, I'm on my spouse's insurance. I did write "in many states" - we do have marriage equality in CT, so we're covered under family health plans.

Just as all gay couples should be. Equal to all straight couples who receive family plans through their jobs.
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