Income Inflation Myth (PDF)

The link you provided is from an advertising group wishing to prove a new market to advertisers — hardly authoritative. Part of their source info comes from 50 year old data?

Elizabeth said:

In VA Judge Parsons awarded Sharon’s mother custody of Sharon’s son because he deemed Sharon’s lesbian lifestyle “immoral”. That’s a very, very dangerous precedent.

And what kind of precedent would be set by allowing parents to flaunt visitation orders by the courts? This situation took years to develop and can hardly be blamed on a judge you consider to be “dumber-than-dirt short-sighted.”

Ms Conley, perhaps Judge Cohen isn’t the one who is dumber than dirt.

Remember Sharon Bottoms? In VA Judge Parsons awarded Sharon’s mother custody of Sharon’s son because he deemed Sharon’s lesbian lifestyle “immoral”. That’s a very, very dangerous precedent.

Think how much more dangerous Judge Parsons would be if he could select any number of “more virtuous” unrelated parties to be a “better” custodian for a child than the child’s parent/s?

Like I wrote earlier: think.

Please think.

Reality is more interesting than anything the ideologues can dream up.

There are important issues of individual and corporate well-being that frankly dwarf the gay marriage vs traditional family debate.

While ideologues focus on the noisy, smaller issues, more important issues of child rights, parental rights and state rights are being determined without the general population ever being aware of the high stakes.

All Americans need to understand that partisan bickering is not helpful in establishing a safe environment for all children, all parents and all families, regardless of race, wealth, education, theology or sexual preference.

Janet Jenkins isn’t Isabella’s parent, and the state should not be taking Isabella from her parent and bestowing her on a third party unless it is in Isabella’s best interests. The court appointed (yes, this person was selected by Cohen) child advocate warned Judge Cohen that this transfer of custody was definitely not in Isabella’s best interests.

Therefore we have two departures from appropriate child custody policies that should alarm all people, regardless of demographics and personal passions.

1. Children belong with their parents unless the parents are unfit.

2. Children’s well-being is of paramount concern in determining custody issues.

Do you really, really want these two departures from traditional custody decisions to become the new norm?

Think. Look at the big picture.

Does this benefit the gay and lesbian population?

Really?

I predict that these two departures from appropriate custody decision making practices will devastate the gay and lesbian families you want to protect.

If Judge Cohen’s bad custody decision is not overturned, the results will reach far beyond Janet Jenkins, Lisa Miller, Isabella and the small, insignificant, short-sighted public debate over Vermont-style gay and lesbian civil unions.

Nope, I’m merely well acquainted with the demographic’s statistics.

That’s the stats. As a population, gays and lesbians do well educationally and professionally.

Her story is completely devoid of any sense of personal responsibilty or supporting herself. This was a puff piece supposed to make Miller look good. It just made me that much sadder for the kid that is caught in the middle of this selfish, irresponsible character who is trying to paint herself as some sort of martyr. There is a martyr in this story, and it is the little kid.

I thought the same thing — very sad.

As a population, homosexuals are better educated and more affluent then heterosexuals.

This statement is incorrect.

It has been used against Jews before as well, most prominently during the anti-Semitic genocide of Fascist Europe. In that context it is also incorrect.

If being gay (or Jewish) is supposed to mean you have a ticket to affluence, why am I struggling to make ends meet and on Food Stamps? Why are none of my gay friends driving BMWs and Mercedes’? Why are they struggling to pay off student loans?

I realize that right wingers have referred to it, and David Roberts is highly critical of this site. While I ignored Lisa’s unfounded accusations against Janet, I found it remarkable how the story that Lisa Miller tells about her own life is completely devoid of personal responsibility.

Her drug abuse is blamed on her parents. Her alcoholism is blamed on her husband. Her suicide attempt is blamed on her husband. Her stay in a mental hospital after the suicide attempt is blamed on the State of Virginia. Her lesbianism is blamed on the employees of the mental hospital. Her relationship problems with Jenkins are blamed on Jenkins. Her flight from Vermont is blamed on Jenkins. Her legal problems are blamed on the Judge Cohen. And her current flight from justice is blamed on Judge Cohen and Ms. Jenkins.

Further, she seems to be supported by her parents, then her husband, then back to her mother, then Jenkins, then the Fallwell church.

Her story is completely devoid of any sense of personal responsibilty or supporting herself. This was a puff piece supposed to make Miller look good. It just made me that much sadder for the kid that is caught in the middle of this selfish, irresponsible character who is trying to paint herself as some sort of martyr. There is a martyr in this story, and it is the little kid.

Splitting parents could settle things the old fashion way without the pesky interference of courts: personal or clan violence. Wow, perhaps Conley would prefer bloodshed to a judge following the laws of his state.