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- From: mam@jcnpc.cmhnet.org (Mike A. McAngus)
- Subject: Re: Special Rights for Heterosexuals
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.044017.5031@jcnpc.cmhnet.org>
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 04:40:17 GMT
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- Lulu of the lotus-eaters (quilty@titan.ucs.umass.edu) wrote:
- : >: We all know that heterosexual marriages are heavily subsidized on the
- : >: federal level. Would a married couple pay less taxes than if the two
- : >: individuals were to file singly? Almost always. Is it possible for
- : >
- : >Sorry, but in the 5 years of our marriage, my wife and I have paid an averag
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- : >of $1000 per yr more than we would have if we were living together and filin
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- : >separatly.
- :
- : Tax details will differ from household to household, but I'm pretty
- : sure that married couples always have the *option* of filing
- : seperately. They may not always pay *less* taxes than gay-couples,
- : single people, etc., but they shouldn't *ever* have to pay *more*.
- : This seems to be an overall subsidy of heterosexual monogomy (or at
- : least of its pretense) by the government, even if not in every
- : instance. Perhaps you should consult your accountant about filing
- : seperately this year, if what you say is true.
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- Regardless of whether we file separate or joint returns, we have to use one of
- the "Married" columns and the tax rate in this column is higher than the
- "Single" column (see any IRS 1040 book for confirmation).
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