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Re: the "marriage penalty"
- To: Margaret <http://www.juno.com/~margaretch>
- Subject: Re: the "marriage penalty"
- From: http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert (robert)
- Date: Wed Jan 10 09:24:26 EST 2001
- In-Reply-To: <20010110.082258.-471897.4.http://www.juno.com/~Margaretch>
- Keywords: http://www.juno.com/~margaretch
> From: Margaret <http://www.juno.com/~margaretch>
> Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2001 08:22:57 -0500
>
>
> (robert) writes:
> > Here are the reasons why I am against the revoking of the "marriage
> > penalty":
> >
> > 1. Unfairly benefits two-income high-wage earners.
> > 2. An arbitrary moral code.
> > 3. Promotes procreation (the fuel for capitalism) due to
> > encouraging
> > heterosexual marriage.
> > 4. Punishes people like Candy and Brian who will likely stay single
> > for
> > the rest of their lives.
> >
> I see your point - the imbalance. Would you know how to remedy this?
Write my senators and congressperson.
> I'm
> at a loss because of my ignorance. Who is Candy?
Candi? Is that how it's spelled?
> And does this punish
> you at this time?
Not this particularly. If Noelle and I were to marry, the "marriage
penalty" would make us pay more in taxes overall. (Unless Noelle or I
lost our jobs...)
> Mom-Me