The Science of Love http://bit.ly/1O8atUf Subscribe! http://bitly.com/1iLOHml After the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage, hundreds of couples rushed to get married. But how many benefits...
========== On June 26th, 2015, the US Supreme Court made
the landmark decision to legalize same-sex marriage. Finally, after all couples are able
to reap the financial, social, and legal benefits of matrimony. But beyond being able to refer
to your partner as “husband” or “wife”, what are the actual benefits of getting married? The US government has long encouraged marriage,
partially because it led to higher birth rates, but also under the belief that it would create
a stronger country. Historically, marriage promotion goes back to Ancient Rome, where
penalties were imposed if you remained unmarried past a certain age. Today, there are about eleven-hundred federal
benefits, rights, and protections given to married couples. Before the Supreme Court
decision, s...