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Current Events => The DUmpster => Topic started by: Silverhair on March 01, 2013, 11:35:01 AM
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http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022438519#post1
Redfairen (436 posts)
Unmarried are invisible, forgotten
Marriage is mentioned in more than 1,100 federal laws, same-sex marriage gets most headlines, but the unmarried are invisible, a U.S. non-profit group says.
"The highly organized and vocal movement for same-sex marriage, has begun the process of garnering equal rights for a small constituency in this country," Cindy Butler, executive director of Unmarried Equality, said in a statement.
"While we support the right of anyone who wants to to get married, this movement reinforces the idea that marriage is the only successful outcome for a relationship -- 47 percent of U.S. adults leading happily unmarried lives."
Almost invisible, unmarried people are treated unfairly in many areas of their lives paying higher rates for health and car insurance, they may be denied housing; they receive fewer employee benefits; and their Social Security balances revert to the federal system upon death. They are treated differently in issues related to child custody and adoption, Butler said.
http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2013/02/27/Group-Unmarried-are-invisible-forgotten/UPI-73051362005794/?spt=hs&or=hn55
That there are real differences in accident rates, in health and longetivety between singles and marrieds is alien to them.
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I don't care what kind of gov't a country has, it's always in the interest of those in power in that country to have stable families that are having and raising children. That's fundamental to any country continuing to exist. Gov'ts throughout time have done things to promote marriage and families. Since when has this been a secret to anyone but stupid individuals like the primitives?
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