[Mariner]

Let's eliminate: 1. The double deduction for marriage so that we single folks are not forced to subsidize that. Single adults are now a majority. 2. EITC for the "working poor". 3. The Child Tax Credit whereby all taxpayers subsidize those who choose to have children. Breeders are a minority. If you can't afford to support your own children, don't have them. 4. All education deductions and credits like the 529 savings plan. There is no good reason for every taxpayer to subsidize the university indoctrination of your children.

[Gene Eric]

>> Let’s eliminate: 1, 2, 3...

So now, it’s just about you?

[trebb]

Hmmmm - if we eliminate "the double deduction for marriage", then my wife's retirement would be in the zero tax bracket and I'd be in the lowest to boot - and we'd both get to do a single deduction - of course we'd have issues if they insisted we filed as "married/singly" vs "married/jointly".

When one thinks just personally, one misses the biggest benefits that have the best long-term consequences - imperfect as the plans have been, the big things they do make them worth while and the more they try to cater to all them "Conservatives who are upset they might be affected in a less than perfect way" the closer the plans get to the current status quo....