`bout time I got some pub.
How somebody could be anti-gay marriage: As a single, straight man, I
like gay men. I wish more guys were gay. Many of them are well-
dressed, handsome, athletic, well-paid, good listeners who can cook.
I say "get them out of the dating pool as soon as possible." I move
up a notch. Legalize gay marriage and I move up two. Get some gay
Mormons, and the sky's the limit!
However, I am rather cynical towards insurance companies. I would
think that as these corporations become liable for spousal benefits
for married gay folks, they'd jack the rates up on straight folks in
retaliation. We've already seen such ridiculous fees like the
September 11th fee on airline tickets (you'd think the airlines would
have a vested interest in keeping planes aloft without this
ridiculous fee) and the Katrina-related surcharges...as though nobody
predicted the below-sea-level city might flood.
I simply don't trust the insurance companies to keep their hands out
of our collective wallet. Legalize gay marriage nationally, and
they'd add something like the "Melissa Etheridge & Elton John
Memorial Marriage Fee" or the "We're Not Buying the Whole Katie
Holmes Thing Either" surcharge.
Gene Weingarten: I'd like to agree, but I can't. It is the JOB of
insurance companies to insure people, and the more clients they have,
the better. They have actuaries, they know the risks, and account for
them case by case. No?
Here's an interesting thought: If there is gay marriage, then it will
suddenly become obvious to insurance companies who is gay and who is
not -- based on name of spouse. They can't ask now, but they won't
have to. So will they charge more for gays, in an era of AIDS? Will
that be legal? Moral?
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