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- From: billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson)
- Subject: Re: Middle-class salary range
- Message-ID: <1992Jul29.030840.12983@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Corvallis, Oregon USA
- References: <1992Jul20.221957.21495@tandem.com>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 03:08:40 GMT
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- Brady_David@Tandem.Com (David Brady) writes:
- :
- : Thanks for backing me up on this.
- :
- : Also, the first $25,000 (or so) of your income is taxed at one rate.
- : Everything after that is taxed at a higher rate.
- :
- : A simple example (details left out!): I
- :
- : f I make $30,000 and S.O. is making $20,000...
- :
- : Single : ($45,000 * lower rate) + ( $5,000 * higher rate) = much lower taxes
- : Married: ($25,000 * lower rate) + ($25,000 * higher rate) = much higher taxes
-
- There is a small difference - however, the government figures that a married
- couple uses some things in common - so there is more that should be taxed.
-
- In your example, the married couple would pay about $900 more - rough figure
- only. This takes into account such things as a common house and furnishings.
-
- I personally think the married tax rates are overly generous.
-
- Bill
-