The push for the discontinuation of domestic partner benefits is a display of bigotry and ignorance by the people of Michigan. To infer that domestic partner benefits should not be allowed to homosexuals, as they somehow pose a threat to marriage and will ultimately destroy this country, is unjust and unfounded. I also have read that people feel as though tax dollars should not be used to support domestic partner benefits, and people such as Jessica Byrom believe that benefits should be extended to everyone on earth if they are extended to homosexuals because she has to carry 12 credits to maintain health coverage under her parents.

Michiganians should consider the fact that the average combined income of a homosexual couple is 60 percent higher than the average U.S. income. The average income of a homosexual is $55,430. The average general population income is $32,286. That’s an average of $23,144 more taxable income that a homosexual brings home yearly than a heterosexual. Couple this with the fact that most homosexuals don’t have children or other dependents to claim on their income taxes (or extend benefits to while they’re carrying 12 credits in college) and we arrive at the conclusion: Homosexuals pay far more in income tax than heterosexuals.