Should gay taxpayers get a tax credit for rights we don't have?

Question

Gay taxpayers pay the same State and Federal taxes as a single heterosexual taxpayer, but we do not have the same rights or get the same benefits. Since we are not allowed to marry, we should get a Federal tax credit and a State tax credit in each State which does not allow us to marry. Where we cannot adopt, we should get a State tax credit. Since we cannot serve our country in the military, we should get a Federal tax credit. I'm sure we can all think of other examples. If gay American taxpayers don't have the same rights and benefits as heterosexuals, we should not be required to pay the same taxes. Once we receive equality under the law, we should also have equality under the tax code.

Just One Man's Opinion: If being concerned about the civil rights of my people make me a "one-issue, self-absorbed person," then so be it. I'm tired of heterosexuals having special rights based on their sexual behavior and I'm going to speak up.

Answer 1

Excellent question.

Gay people on average make more than their heterosexual counterparts. So, therefore we pay more in taxes simply because we make more.

Most of us do not have children, so we do not get that write-off on our taxes.

In addition, in Dallas, we have to pay a large amount of property tax that goes toward the public school system. A system, I might add, that is failing miserably. I have never used this school system, and never will...but, my tax payer dollars support it. And, because my home is in this public school district...the value of my home is less, than it would be in a district with good schools.

Finally, because we make more, and because most of us do not have children, we also have more expendable income. This extra income is spent on goods, services, luxury items, etc... Every time we make a purchase, again, we pay taxes.

Have the heterosexuals ever thought of what would happen, if gay people quit paying taxes? We are fewer in numbers than our heterosexual counterparts, but, we pay a much larger percentage of the tax debt.

So, we pay more in taxes, but have fewer rights...is this American?

Answer 2

I realize that your probably not going to agree with me, since what I have read above. But I am only stating my opinion on your question and that is all. I am not criticizing you in any way just voicing my opinion and that is all, since I don't not choose to judge any one.

I think that you should pay the same taxes. My reasons are as follows, how are they going to sift through who is and who isn't gay. That would never work, since they would have all kinds of people saying that they are gay, just to be able to get that.

People who are gay often have married and they have children, and they get the same credits as any other married person in this country. So, I'm sorry I don't agree with what you are saying. You have the same right to get married to the opposite sex and even have children if you want. Some gays have done this, they have lied to the people that they married. But they do now have children, and they do get the same tax credit as any one else who has children.

You are equal under the law, you choose to be with persons of the same sex which no one is forcing you to do. It is no different for a person who chooses to remain single, they don't have the same benefits as married people do either.

Also there have been and are gays in the military, I know of some who are gay and have been in the military. And yes they did their entire stint in it, with an honorable discharge too. So your statement is false, when you say that gay persons can not serve their country.

Every one makes choices for them self. Just as I am choosing to remain single and I don't have the same benefits as a people that are married do. I have to live with that too and that is the way it is. So that I can not complain either.

Every one has the same rights it just depends on how your looking at it. Every one makes their own choices, as each person should do.

Answer 3

Frankly,...
I have no problem with homesexuals getting married;...
in fact, considering the sky-rocketing divorce rates, - maybe they'd do a better job with marriage than today's married heterosexuals seem to be doing...:-))

That said,...
It does bother me somewhat in that a number of plausible compromises on this matter, such as 'civil unions', have been offered by an overwhelming majority who, for whatever their reasons, want to keep the word 'marriage' within the realm of a union between a man and a woman,...
and yet these patently workable compromises have been rejected by a short-sighted gay minority lobby...

This adoloscent "my way or no way" rant-of-a-position is disturbing, as it is just another symptom of our society's growing inability to understand that we participate in a government which charges its citizenry with creating laws based on a consensus.

Given this, - there are ALWAYS going to be those citizens who will be upset by the fact that they are not able to have 'their way', - and those citizens, almost without exception, are called...
... "the minority".

Want changes in the laws?
Here's a novel idea: Get out and vote!
It won't change everything in a day, perhaps not even in a year or a decade,... but it has worked in the past, - and it will work for the future;...
... if not, then I believe that there is truly no hope for our continued success as a nation.
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Answer 4

It's a good point, but I think it's one I'm a little skittish to contemplate. Here's why:

I believe that there are too many people out there who would be only too glad to allow a tax break in exchange for the acknowledgement of a lesser status as far as rights are concerned. It would be conceding the battle, and would become a weapon to be used against Gays in the struggle for equal rights.

The thing to do is to continue to point out the inequity of rights and the fact that GLBT citizens are model, tax-paying citizens who fully deserve the equality guaranteed under the Constitution. The same case has been made in other Civil Rights movements, and the battle continues to be waged for equality under law for all citizens.

Answer 5

Ok. Here you go. I am against gay marriage. Most people just say they are against it because it is morally wrong. I agree. It is written in the bible that no homosexual person(s) will be allowed into heaven. 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 - "Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God." Most homosexual Christians say it is ok to be gay. And it is understandable that they do not want to face the clear reality that they are doomed to hell if they stay this way. Would you want to have to face that. About adoption, if a gay couple wants to adopt a baby, it is their choice, they have their rights, it is a choice. Just like being a homosexual. There have been many arguments throughout the years saying that it is something you are born with. I have heard people say it is just the way that God wanted them to be. That is the farthest thing from the truth. If God would have made them that way, or made them unable to change, what would even be the point of living. He gives everyone the choice. He can help those who are trying. But you HAVE TO TRY first. There are atheist gay couples and non-Christians. Those people need to realize that the truth is God and His word, and that they should follow it.

Answer 6

So, you believe that every heterosexual has equal rights? In more than 90 percent of custody cases, the custodial parent is the mom. And don't forget, those statistics reflect cases where moms waive their rights to custody; so, women WIN probably 95 percent of the time that they fight! Men have no say whether their unborn child is aborted or not. What about all the cases of single people with no kids having to pay taxes for schools they have no kids to attend? What about all the people who don't drive, but have to pay taxes for roadways? What about all the people with health insurance who have to pay taxes to pay for people who don't have it? What about all the people who are against the Iraqi war, but their taxes go to fun the war anyway?

Get over yourself you one-issue, self-absorbed person you.

Answer 7

I don't have a good answer - but I think that's a brilliant question.

I never thought of that - but you're right. If someone has different rights, why should they be forced to pay the same taxes. That's taxation without representation, isn't it? And wasn't that one of the things that started the Revolutionary War?

Great question. Bravo!

Now if only the laws would be changed so that everyone had the same rights. I hope I live to see the day.

Answer 8

Quite nice. My folks also have to pay for the public school system, even though I have always gone to a private Catholic school. The really interesting part is that my mom teaches at the local junior high school.

Answer 9

I totally, 100% agree with you. Why has nobody thought of this before? I applaud you for your thinking. You just brightened my day by reminding me that there are SOME good people in the world. Bye!!!

Answer 10

Well, my property taxes pay for public schools, but I don't have kids... We're all being screwed.