End of the World Coming: Minorities to be Hardest Hit

Yes, it is a famous joke headline, but that's the first thing I thought of when I saw this report, put out by the port-leaning National Gay and Lesbian Task Force which says that gays will be harmed disproportionally by social security reform.

I would disagree for one simple reason. Assuming social security reform allows citizens to name their own beneficiaries (as most privitization plans allow for) then gays and lesbians would thus be able to name our partners as beneficiaries. Right now, under the current system, only a "legal spouse" can get benefits if you shuffle off this mortal coil. That means same-sex partners need not apply.

If social security reform changes this, then that would be a big reason to support such a proposal.