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- From: neilw@informix.com (Neil Williams)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers
- Subject: Re: Middle-class salary range
- Message-ID: <1992Jul29.163618.17516@informix.com>
- Date: 29 Jul 92 16:36:18 GMT
- References: <1992Jul20.221957.21495@tandem.com> <1992Jul29.030840.12983@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>
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- Organization: Informix Software, Inc.
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- In article <1992Jul29.030840.12983@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com> billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson) writes:
- >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.
-
- It seems that the marriage tax encourages working couples to remain
- single while living together. On the other hand, single-income
- couples are encouraged to get married.
-
- Why would you support this kind of distinction?
-
- I think it would be only fair to provide couples the option of
- "married, filing as single", should they so chose.
-
- Hmmm, now that I think about it, the government should recognize
- gay and lesbian couples so *they* can get taxed too!
-
- --Neil
-
- --
- Neil Williams: neilw@informix.com
-
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