• DessertStorms@kbin.social
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      9 months ago

      Or where they don’t get married, or even move in together, because one/both would have income support and disability benefits reduced/removed.

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      9 months ago

      Wait is there other reasons to get married than gov treating non-married couples unequally?

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        9 months ago

        Religious reasons. Whether it be a set religion or a personal interpretation on human spirituality linked with sexuality, etc

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            8 months ago

            Probably isn’t much point apart from government benefits, lol.

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              8 months ago

              Yeh. I will say I’ve heard there’s like over a thousand benefits the government affords married people ranging from taxes to visiting in the hospital, etc. So back to the original point that if the government didn’t incentivize it then what would be the point?

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                  8 months ago

                  Idk, the romantic in me likes the idea commitment like that and celebrating having found someone with friends and family 🥲