Good Morning All--
So I read the morning paper today...and I see in "Dear Abby" that she is addressing a new trend whereby a couple gets "married" in their church--but never actually files the paperwork to make it a "legal" marriage.
This way, they can get married, have a big party, receive lots of gifts, wear their wedding rings--and yet still can claim 'single' status for the purpose of government assistance and other benefits.
Whether you choose to have a religious ceremony or get married in a courthouse ( or jumping out of a plane or whatever...), I have no problem.
Gay marriage? Older man/younger woman? Older woman/younger man? Different race? Different religion? Whatever...does not bother me at all.
It DOES bother me, however, that people would deliberately "get married" in such a way as to defraud the American taxpayer. I think that Food Stamps, Medicaid, Welfare etc are all good and necessary programs and should be available to people who need it. It really irks me, though, that some people feel that they should be entitled to it, regardless of their reality. If they are a family of two working adults and two children all living under the same roof--they are FAR less needy than a single mom living with two children.
The worst part of this--is that these couples are using "religion" as a cover for their deception. As in "Well, God recognizes our union--so we don't need to disclose it to the government."
These people should be ashamed!!
(Sorry for my rant...)
--DaisyF
So I read the morning paper today...and I see in "Dear Abby" that she is addressing a new trend whereby a couple gets "married" in their church--but never actually files the paperwork to make it a "legal" marriage.
This way, they can get married, have a big party, receive lots of gifts, wear their wedding rings--and yet still can claim 'single' status for the purpose of government assistance and other benefits.
Whether you choose to have a religious ceremony or get married in a courthouse ( or jumping out of a plane or whatever...), I have no problem.
Gay marriage? Older man/younger woman? Older woman/younger man? Different race? Different religion? Whatever...does not bother me at all.
It DOES bother me, however, that people would deliberately "get married" in such a way as to defraud the American taxpayer. I think that Food Stamps, Medicaid, Welfare etc are all good and necessary programs and should be available to people who need it. It really irks me, though, that some people feel that they should be entitled to it, regardless of their reality. If they are a family of two working adults and two children all living under the same roof--they are FAR less needy than a single mom living with two children.
The worst part of this--is that these couples are using "religion" as a cover for their deception. As in "Well, God recognizes our union--so we don't need to disclose it to the government."
These people should be ashamed!!
(Sorry for my rant...)
--DaisyF