The policies of many companies do not support to give benefits to spouses of same gender couples. ... ("Domestic-) Domestic partners should get all the benefits they qualify for such as "health, dental and vision insurance, sick and bereavement leave, accident and life insurance, death benefits, parental leave, housing rights and tuition- ("Domestic-). ...
But based on the concept of policy evolution, advancements such as full same-sex marriage can only be achieved after small policies are put in place. ... Section 3 of the Act defies the recognition of same-sex marriage for all federal purposes, including insurance benefits, social security, or joint tax return. ... Marriage provides the ability to share health, pension, and insurance benefits, or claim support in divorce settlements (Pfisterner 19). ...
Social Security acts as insurance for people who have trouble saving, and stated plainly, prevents the poor from getting poorer and the rich from getting richer. ... However, at the dawn of Social Security, the policies were male dominant, relying on a working male figure. ... Our retirement policies still best serve the traditional family: a paid worker who is usually the husband and an unpaid homemaker who is the wife. ...
Some of these benefits include: the right to inherit property, the right to adopt children, the right to file joint tax returns, the right to visit one's spouse in the hospital, the right to receive social security when one's spouse dies and the right to have joint health, vehicle and life insurance policies (Same-Sex Marriage: Overview). ...
