Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 10:59:14 -0800 (PST)
From: Michael Rooney <rooney-AT-tiger.cc.oxy.edu>
Subject: Re: Marriage for dummies




On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Matthew King wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 21 Jan 1999, Michael Rooney wrote:
> 
> > To do so is to rather loosely use the term 
> > "marriage", ignoring the primary, pragmatic
> > stipulation differentiating it from other 
> > forms of union or partnership.  
> 
> I thought that was saving on taxes and entitling one to spousal benefits.
> *blink*

Yeah, yeah.  And those benefits stem from wanting 
to recognize its defining characteristic.  


Cordially,

M.