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- From: billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson)
- Subject: Re: Middle-class salary range
- Message-ID: <1992Jul30.005907.18054@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Corvallis, Oregon USA
- References: <1992Jul29.163618.17516@informix.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 00:59:07 GMT
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- neilw@informix.com (Neil Williams) writes:
- : >
- : >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?
-
- If it does, so what? I make no moral judgements.
-
- The difference is that the single couple can split up a lot more easily
- than the married couple. They should be treated the same as two friends
- that share a house - there is no legal distinction between the two
- situations.
-
- : I think it would be only fair to provide couples the option of
- : "married, filing as single", should they so chose.
-
- Why?
-
- : Hmmm, now that I think about it, the government should recognize
- : gay and lesbian couples so *they* can get taxed too!
-
- Certainly - they should be allowed to get married - and be saddled
- with whatever tax disadvantages that may go with being married.
-
- Bill
-