- Joined
- Nov 6, 2007
- Messages
- 66,597
- Reaction score
- 29,928
- Location
- Rolesville, NC
- Gender
- Female
- Political Leaning
- Moderate
you would be incorrect. I was stating factually what would change without giving an opinion.
It would not change. It would simply be available to more people. Which would be the same case if we actually saw a rise in opposite sex marriages.
Besides that, I don't see anyone ever complaining about children receiving SS benefits when we talk about spousal SS benefits. How many people complained when they developed a way for women past menopause to have children that this would increase SS benefits needing to be paid out, since those children are being raised by a person over 62, most likely, at some point while they are under 18? Or how many complain that older couples (>50) are allowed to adopt children, who would also be eligible (possibly) for those benefits? Or complain about an older person (>55/60) getting married to a person younger than 62 who is raising children and how that would affect SS benefits?
Retirement Benefits
Bringing up spouse SS benefits and how those would be affected by same sex marriage being legal is a red herring. Especially since it is quite likely that, due to the specific limitations in place for SS benefits, that at least some of those people will be costing the government less money by receiving SS due to their marriage, rather than being single and eligible for some welfare benefits.