On the surface this sounds worse than it is, but it is still bad because it shows an obvious prejudice and preference.
Google has decided to pay (retroactively) it's gay and lesbian workers who have "partners" extra money to cover taxes on benefits that cover the partners.
They are not doing the same for heterosexual couples, claiming that they can marry if they want the tax break.
This discriminates against the straights for their "lifestyle" choice and they can sue for it.
They can also claim that marriage has been devalued by the continued attempts to allow people who insist on labeling themselves with terms that differentiate themselves from the rest of society, yet demand to share the word that has always represented a union between a man and a woman.
Or two heterosexual, traditional couples can 'divorce' and, for the purposes of getting the extra money, can 'partner up' as one gay and one lesbian couple. They can then register for the for the make-up pay for their taxed health benefits and come out - even.
ReplyDeleteGoogle ends up willingly paying extra tax. We taxpayers come out ahead.