Monday, March 01, 2004
So, what's the extra dollar for?
The New York Daily News here:
So, if as a matter of social policy, we want to encourage stable relationships, we should be encouraging marriage for everyone. Right?
"A domestic partnership is the union of two people, but it's not marriage," the very nice clerk behind the plexiglass said yesterday.
The clerk was unable to explain an odd disparity in the posted fees.
Marriage License - $35
Domestic Partner Registration - $36
The clerk does try to present the bright side.
"To break up a domestic partnership only costs $27," she noted yesterday. "Marriage, you have to go through a divorce."
So, if as a matter of social policy, we want to encourage stable relationships, we should be encouraging marriage for everyone. Right?
