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So what's wrong with polygamy (polyamory)?

jazzman12 said:
The idea of legalizing plural marrige is much more complicated than simply letting consenting adults do as they please. It would have some pretty huge welfare and tax implications if left unchecked. I wouldn't care if polygamy were legal, but I do NOT like the idea of polygamists, their wives,and their multiple children being able to tap into the welfare system at will. I'm really not a big fan of a guy with 13+ kids not paying a dime for stuff like school lunches, etc. while everybody else is expected to.

If legalized, I'd also like to see a cap on how many dependants polygamist's could claim on their taxes. If that's the lifestyle you choose, that's fine, just don't expect the American taxpayers to pay for it.
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Well said. As I understand it, most polygamist families have just one couple that are married in the eyes of the law and all other wives are religious marriages. Then they can collect welfare and govt assistance for being "single mothers" with children.
 
Or we could avoid all these questions and doubts and definitions and make just one:

Marriage is between one man and one woman.

Wouldn't that be more simple? (not necessarily trying to say it's right or wrong. Definitely not going to open that can of worms. I'm just going on the simple and easy answer..)
 
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DutchJazzer said:
I'd rather have polygamy marriages rather than gay marriages.
but thats just me.

MAN AND MAN SHOULD NOT GET MARRIED.
woman and woman should get NOT married


marriage is between a man and a woman. simple as that.

if gays want something like marriage they should use another word for it maybe "gayrriage" or "sickness" or whatever they wanna call it. screw gay marriages.

not that i have anything against gays
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Thanks for clearing that up.
 
jazzman12 said:
The idea of legalizing plural marrige is much more complicated than simply letting consenting adults do as they please. It would have some pretty huge welfare and tax implications if left unchecked. I wouldn't care if polygamy were legal, but I do NOT like the idea of polygamists, their wives,and their multiple children being able to tap into the welfare system at will. I'm really not a big fan of a guy with 13+ kids not paying a dime for stuff like school lunches, etc. while everybody else is expected to.

If legalized, I'd also like to see a cap on how many dependants polygamist's could claim on their taxes. If that's the lifestyle you choose, that's fine, just don't expect the American taxpayers to pay for it.
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Some of them already do this. They have the single mothers live off of the welfare system. They use the money they get to support the whole group. This while the fathers of their children are stinking rich and take care of them anyway.
 
DutchJazzer said:
I'd rather have polygamy marriages rather than gay marriages.
but thats just me.

MAN AND MAN SHOULD NOT GET MARRIED.
woman and woman should get NOT married


marriage is between a man and a woman. simple as that.

if gays want something like marriage they should use another word for it maybe "gayrriage" or "sickness" or whatever they wanna call it. screw gay marriages.

not that i have anything against gays
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They are sick and wrong and screw them but.....

Yeah sounds like you are totally cool with gay folks.
 
I agree with what most people here are saying (except that absolutely idiotic Dutchjazzer). As long as it's between two consenting adults, why the hell not? I do think it could, and probably would, lead to even more abuse of the current welfare system. There may be ways to create new laws (requirements) for polygamist households to qualify.
 
gregbroncs said:
Some of them already do this. They have the single mothers live off of the welfare system. They use the money they get to support the whole group. This while the fathers of their children are stinking rich and take care of them anyway.
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Exactly. I think most current polygamists won't push for the legalization of polygamy because it may cut into their welfare as well as the fact that they already believe that their plural marrige is already legal in a religious sense. They like flying under the radar and reaping all of the benefits.
 
Why is so much time and money wasted worrying about adults committing to each other?

Just because you agree to allow someone else these rights, doesn't mean you have to personally agree with their choice.
 
Hardly any actual, consenting adult would want to do this, but if they want to, then whatever. That's the trick, though. Inherent to polygamist society is an extreme lack of consent or adulthood. That is all that really concerns me, and it's hard to say whether you could totally separate the culture of polygamy from the isolated, consenting practice of it. I'm skeptical it could be done.
 
Revolution 9 said:
Why is so much time and money wasted worrying about adults committing to each other?

Just because you agree to allow someone else these rights, doesn't mean you have to personally agree with their choice.
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Serious question: how do you feel about incest between adults? I.e., if a father & grown daughter, or a brother & sister, wanted to get married. Are you OK with that? Should it be legal? (Let's assume they take steps to prevent children due to potential birth defects.)
 
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