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The marriage penalty is simply absurd. My wife and I have talked about getting divorced to save money, but staying together, and then getting married again lat
by skewart 11y ago
The marriage penalty is simply absurd. My wife and I have talked about getting divorced to save money, but staying together, and then getting married again later in life when the healthcare-related benefits might start to make it worth it.
Getting rid of the marriage penalty seems like something that could get support from both sides of the political spectrum. It would mean lowering taxes, and it also would mean helping to encourage two-earner families and - practically speaking - help women have more powerful and high-earning careers. That said, I think the penalty only kicks in above a certain combined income, so maybe there aren't actually enough voters personally affected by it.
- naveen99 11y agoMaybe after the divorce, marry each other's unemployed parents, and get a marriage tax bonus instead of the penalty. (Don't know if this is legal, Not legal advice).
- etalam 11y agoHaha, my wife and I are having the same conversation right now. It's insane that this kind of conversation even exists in the first place! Looking at a visual that I found on NYTimes (http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/04/16/upshot/marriage-penalty-couples-income.html http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/04/16/upshot/marriag...), it seems like at the high end it kicks in at ~180k, but it seems to also exists at the very low end as well ~35k.