Originally Posted By Bob Benchley <a href="http://www.abajournal.com/news/two_federal_lawyers_win_benefits_for_same-sex_spouses_in_9th_circuit_orders/" target="_blank">http://www.abajournal.com/news..._orders/</a> Yay. Strike another blow for equality.
Originally Posted By gadzuux I expect we'll be hearing from some posters around here that this will increase employers costs. Essentially that equality and fairness should be subordinate to profits. We heard the same thing about the "equal pay" issue. Paying women the same as men for doing the same job will drive up employer costs, and that's anethema to republicans - presumeably women republicans too.