A lot of people consider how much their spouses make completely immaterial, for good reason. Especially since research shows household happiness doesn't really

A lot of people consider how much their spouses make completely immaterial, for good reason. Especially since research shows household happiness doesn't really rise over the 100k income mark. Marriage is designed to be a team. I don't think who makes what should matter, and I don't mind the state treating it that way. Related story: My father's pension had a choice. 100%x if it stops after you die, 85%x if you want your wife covered if you die early. My dad obviously chose the latter. He had a coworker who chose 100% for himself and died two years after, ending the pension. I can't imagine what he was thinking, except that that he must have hated his wife and just been married out of habit.