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Quote by: Tyke It is simply a contract, but a contract that entitles the couple to tax benefits. |
So it's more than a contract.
A contract is an agreement between two or more parties and thus doesn't entitle them to anything more than what either party is willing to give. Government marriage is an agreement between two people, but it also adds a tax break, given by an outside party, i.e. the government. Hence marriage is more than simply a contract; it's a contract coupled with preferrential treatment from the state for which the people in question have no more need or deservedness than an unmarried couple.