(April 20, 2015 at 3:03 pm)Nestor Wrote: But why should the government recognize and/or reward that? There was a time when the state had a vested interest in procreation and used the benefits married couples receive as an incentive for people to start families...
I would agree marriage should be neutral tax-wise. It's worse than one-sided, though. Marriages with only one breadwinner get a break, but if both spouses work there is usually a tax penalty. That's because the married deduction and brackets are higher than for single, but not as high as for two singles. It seems the government not only wanted people starting families, it wanted moms to stay at home as well.
