Comments on: DP Benefits for Federal Employes Advance to Senate http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/12/16/18307 News, analysis and fact-checking of anti-gay rhetoric Wed, 22 May 2013 00:59:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Cassandra http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/2009/12/16/18307/comment-page-1#comment-57242 Cassandra Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:36:15 +0000 http://www.boxturtlebulletin.com/?p=18307#comment-57242 Did these folks ask how to offset the cost of providing benefits for married spouses of federal employeees, when that program was originally instituted? If not, then they've no ethical legs to stand on, as the numbers of fed. employees in domestic partnerships claiming benefits is surely dwarfed by the larger numbers of fed. employees in marriages claiming benefits. Did these folks ask how to offset the cost of providing benefits for married spouses of federal employeees, when that program was originally instituted?

If not, then they’ve no ethical legs to stand on, as the numbers of fed. employees in domestic partnerships claiming benefits is surely dwarfed by the larger numbers of fed. employees in marriages claiming benefits.

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