So I guess Target is adding DomesticPartner employee discount cards. That sounds like a good thing, right? Well, I guess that depends on how you look at it. I guess because the US Government doesn't recognize a domestic partnership or civil union relationship, they therefore consider any benefits given to that domestic partner Taxable Income. One example is that if you insure your girlfriend or boyfriend on your Target insurance, Target taxes you for the amount they contribute to your health insurance costs, which is called Imputed Income. Well, I guess it turns out the SAME thing is going to happen with this, so your Domestic Partner is going to be allowed to have a discount card, but the 10 or 15 % you save (depending on whether you have a Target Visa or Target Credit Card for the extra 5%) will be considered TAXABLE income, i.e. Imputed Income added your income and taxed accordingly! This isn't anything against Target ,in fact if Target really wanted to demonstrate their loyalty to their employees families including their DP's, they could give an extra 1 or 2 % off on the DP's discount card to cover that tax implication if they wanted to =)