Judge strikes down ban on same-sex marriage

Oh I agree that the branches of government aren't remaining in their respesctive places.

 

From your linked article:

"The people who tended to face a marriage penalty were those with similar incomes. Typically, the more they made, the bigger the penalty they paid."

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"The people who faced the most egregious penalties, as a portion of their income, were the working poor, according to tax expert Edward McCaffery, a law professor at the University of Southern California and the author of "Taxing Women." A husband and wife who each earned $10,000 could end up with a marriage penalty of more than $4,000."

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"There's still a potential for a marriage penalty once joint incomes reach the 25% bracket, but the widening of the 15% tax bracket means that even those who pay a penalty will pay a less significant one than in the past."

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"One marriage penalty that remains has to do with Social Security taxes and working spouses, particularly women."

So this author titles the article "The myth of the marriage penalty" and then she goes on to give examples of the penalty.

You really should read this stuff before putting it out there.

 

Well, there are no working poor on this list, right?

Agree that SS is unjust for married people because the 2nd person only gets half the earned benefit. Of Course, Reagan screwed every person who retires in a non-SS pension system.