Comments on: Paying More – Getting Less http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/03/26/1698 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:27:15 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Scott http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/03/26/1698/comment-page-1#comment-8209 Scott Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:25:31 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/03/26/1698#comment-8209 Yeah, there is clearly not equal treatment for gay couples. But, this isn't necessarily a financial negative. My partner and I would pay more if we were married (I have done the calculations)! Even with paying higher income taxes as a married couple, the whole marriage package of rights and responsibilities of that legal arrangement would be worth it. Yeah, there is clearly not equal treatment for gay couples. But, this isn’t necessarily a financial negative. My partner and I would pay more if we were married (I have done the calculations)! Even with paying higher income taxes as a married couple, the whole marriage package of rights and responsibilities of that legal arrangement would be worth it.

]]> By: John http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/03/26/1698/comment-page-1#comment-8171 John Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:40:17 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2008/03/26/1698#comment-8171 TurboTax specifically asked me whether I recieved Domestic Partner Benefits from my employer and explained that those are taxable. My partner and I file separately as single. I didn't do anything prior to that to trigger the question, so they are asking this question to everyone using their product. I was annoyed to be reminded that gay people have to pay taxes on benefits that married heterosexuals didn't, but on the other hand, I thought it was a potential positive, in that other taxpayers were being educated to the unfair tax discrimination that gay Americans faced. I doubt many Americans want the "special rights" of paying higher taxes than their neighbors. TurboTax specifically asked me whether I recieved Domestic Partner Benefits from my employer and explained that those are taxable. My partner and I file separately as single. I didn’t do anything prior to that to trigger the question, so they are asking this question to everyone using their product.

I was annoyed to be reminded that gay people have to pay taxes on benefits that married heterosexuals didn’t, but on the other hand, I thought it was a potential positive, in that other taxpayers were being educated to the unfair tax discrimination that gay Americans faced.

I doubt many Americans want the “special rights” of paying higher taxes than their neighbors.

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