Sex Changes Are Now Tax Deductible!

reply to post by Canis Lupus


I really can't provide scientific evidence. Then again, I don't need scientific evidence to know that getting a tax break for a sex change is incredibly stupid.

reply to post by jackflap


I think this is a complete waste of tax money.

This is not only a completely unjustifiable expense, it leaves Tax Law as a joke.

While I do understand the complications of the sex-change process and exhorbitant expenses, there needs to be a limit to how far we're willing to go.

I am happy as a heterosexual male, and I intend to stay that way.

Do I get a larger refund for not changing genders?

What's next for the write-off columns, lubrications, sexy toys, and fuzzy handcuffs?

reply to post by schrodingers dog

I'm pretty sure that God doesn't write the tax code ... After all, isn't he tax exempt?

I do believe you are correct, but I still cannot equate this to a necessary surgical procedure that is worthy of a tax exemption. This is crazy.

Every other medical procedure can be written off your taxes, why not a sex change? I guess the question is, what too you makes things like a sex change any different than cosmetic surgery, which is also tax deductible. The only reason you seem to be giving, is that you don't like people who get sex changes.

Hey, I am all for getting a tax cut.....

.... but this was NOT what I had in mind!!!

reply to post by Canis Lupus

The only reason you seem to be giving, is that you don't like people who get sex changes.

Are you kidding? I have no problem with anyone who wants to do whatever to themselves. It's when they get a tax break to do it. I'm going to see if tattoos are tax deductible because I just cannot live a complete life without a tattoo. I can claim this for anything!

[edit on 8-2-2010 by jackflap]

reply to post by jackflap


But every other medical procedure is tax deductible. So what is the logical reason to exempt a sex change operation, when cosmetic surgery is covered? Especially considering the reason for it is a medical disorder. Why are you okay with people being able to deduct taxes for breast enhancement surgery but not a sex change? You come up with no real argument as to why a sex change is not worth a tax break apart from the fact that you don't like it.

[edit on 8-2-2010 by Canis Lupus]

reply to post by Canis Lupus


Well alright, breast augmentation surgery is something that should be pursued and awarded with a big tax break. This I wholeheartedly agree with. Just kidding with you there. I realize there may be underlying circumstances to every procedure and there may be a good reason for it to be considered necessary.

What I see happening because of this is a flood of people who do not need the procedure for anything but their own insecurity about themselves.

Originally posted by jackflap

I'm going to see if tattoos are tax deductible because I just cannot live a complete life without a tattoo. I can claim this for anything!

Jack, I think this is perhaps where you fall in a trap of logic ...

Genetic conditions such as asthma and all others are covered as tax deductible expenses. There is considerable scientific/medical evidence (as offered in my first post and is available on the web) that there is a transexual gene. Therefore there is no legitimate foundation upon which not to make sex change procedures tax exempt.

The only basis upon which to disagree with the above is moral/ideological. But as I pointed to, religion itself enjoys tax exempt status, and it's not even a genetic disorder. In fact, by making the argument you are making, you are championing the cause of withdrawing tax exempt status for religions more than sex change operations ... hence the aforementioned logic trap.

And this is even without bringing in 'separation of church and state' ...
Not to mention the fact that this isn't some outpatient walk n walk out procedure, it is complicated major surgery that few would ever choose to undertake unless completely certain of their condition and fewer would actually go through with it.. Tattoos are really an unjust comparison.

Faith/belief isn't the basis for making these determinations, lest we all be subject to more restrictions on our freedoms ... because one day, someone might deny YOU medical tax exemption (or worse) because it disagrees with their belief.

Nope, the science is sound, and is the only basis upon which to proceed imho.

Does that make sense?

Edit to add: Please also note, that under the current tax code even:

Treatment at drug or alcohol center (includes meals and lodging provided by the center.)

is included. Further evidence that, even if the genetic link was tenuous, there is still much legal precedent to accommodate for the operations.

www.wwwebtax.com...

[edit on 9 Feb 2010 by schrodingers dog]

All i can say is that i do not have anything against people and their choices. And i do understand the psychical tension some might undergo , however you do realize that will encourage even more people to do so. I understand the ones who really have the problem , but since it cannot be determined properly in most of the cases , you will look around and see how many regret making the transition after a period of time resulting in a total waste of money. If there was a way to accurately prove the problem of the individual , i would understand somewhat , but doing such just because the person says so ..i just don't buy it. Tomorrow i might go and request another arm implanted upon me , will they do such just because i said so? and make it tax deductible on top of that?

If that is the case , i'll the the first in line , i always wanted 8 arms. I like to multitask. JKJKJK

Edit for spelling purposes

[edit on 9-2-2010 by Fatality]

reply to post by schrodingers dog


Well, when its put that way I guess I can see the logic in it. It still sure does seem to want to rub me the wrong way though. Hey, its America. Be all that you can be. Or is that the Army?

Originally posted by Fatality
All i can say is that i do not have anything against people and their choices. And i do understand the psychical tension some might undergo , however you do realize that will encourage even more people to do so. I understand the ones who really have the problem , but since it cannot be determined properly in most of the cases , you will look around and see how many regret making the transition after a period of time resulting in a total waste of money. If there was a way to accurately prove the problem of the individual , i would understand somewhat , but doing such just because the person says so ..i just don't buy it. Tomorrow i might go and request another arm implanted upon me , will they do such just because i said so? and make it tax deductible on top of that?

If that is the case , i'll the the first in line , i always wanted 8 arms. I like to multitask. JKJKJK

Edit for spelling purposes

[edit on 9-2-2010 by Fatality]

It's hardly a decision taken lightly, by anyone. Even if a person were to say "You know, just for kicks, I think I'll have my genitals irreversibly mutilated and ostracize myself from the majority of society," there is still a tremendous amount of counseling and psychotherapy they must go through before the procedure is approved. Only people with genuine gender identity disorder EVER get this surgery (at least in the United States).

Originally posted by jackflap
Man changes man into women and women into man and they are anything but fruitful.

God also created intersexuals. People born of both neither gender, and 2 in every 100 people are classed as such. What about them?