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robertoaribas says

I pay taxes to support schools, and I don't have and never will have kids... so screw you.

Welcome to society, general welfare is in the constitution. My taxes pay for a lot of stuff you use too, yeah buddy!

And educated populace benefits everyone, not just the parents.

leo707 says

If you had bothered to even read the article that cited the study you would know that this was not a "study" about gay marriage, and apparently close to zero of the subjects in the study were kids from stable same-sex married parents.

The thing I noticed about Chan's linked article was, for the reason you've pointed out, it seemed to show the opposite of what he was trying to say. The heterosexual divorcees, who could get re-married, were less likely to require public assistance. That's the point I tried to make days ago, that a major government purpose of marriage is to keep people off public assistance. That is particularly true for single parents, especially unwed or divorced mothers: when moms are allowed to get married or re-married, they are less likely to go on welfare or Medicaid, and the children have more security. Denying lesbian couples the equal protection of the marriage laws imposes a measurable cost on them and their children in the short run, and a measurable cost on the public in the long run, with no benefit to anyone.

marriage is slavery and should be abolished.