Can the state force your marital status?
In this weeks podlets, I rant about my opinions of "common law". I've had very strong opinions on this matter. Way back, when I was first staring my first job. I was chatting with a collegue about university, taxes, etc. The collegue was also very opinionated (or at just trying to yank my chain) about how important it was that I filled my taxes out as common law.
Anyway, in this audio podlet, and the article below you can read about my thoughts on the subject, and application of necessary and sufficient conditions for common law status.
Hope you enjoy it.
One of the debates, I often find myself involved in is the idea of "Common Law" Marriage.
First of all, let me clear up the first misconception. Being 'common law' and being 'married' are not the same thing from a legal point of view.
There are similarities. In Canada, many couples who have declared themselves as common law are guaranteed similar rights and privileges under the law as married couples. Although specific local laws can vary. The basic premise is the same. If you're in a loving committed relationship with another individual, live in the same household, you should get the same rights as those who sign a piece of paper and pay for a 'marriage license'.
Tagged as: | business | politics | life | childs tax credit | revenue canada | philosophy | law | universal child care | liberal | social | audio
What's the worst that could happen?
Video By: johnq5. Here is an interesting hypotheisis on the environment and the debate about global warming. It seems to be that John has a very strong argument here that by choosing to do nothing, or even by wasting time debating we are really choosing to do something...something that can really quite scarry.
Tagged as: | environment | health | politics | science | geeky
One Man's Art
The roots of rock of course, are ‘bad behavior’, though mild in comparison, the antics of Jerry Lee Lewis, the hips of Elvis, and the strangely trans-gendered expressions of Little Richard
Tagged as: | politics | philosophy | music | neo-realism | news
Where Skateboarding isn’t a Crime
In the beginning Tom Jennings’ admonition that ’skateboarding is not a crime’ was the part of the documentation that I understood best of all. All of the technical descriptions of Fido-Net and electronic mail
Tagged as: | sixties | computers | history | politics | philosophy
The Philosophy of Concrete
splitting Eugene and Springfield along a new line. They were mostly rural at the time, Eugene a college and mill town, and Springfield a mill town. This road would be I-5 and would stretch 307 miles through Oregon
Tagged as: | philosophy | politics | sixties | history
