[avacado]

"government should not be in the marriage business."

I agree 100%!!!

Because I am now single I pay $4000 dollars a year more in federal income taxes. Get the damn government out of the marriage business/social engineering!!!

[Why So Serious]

Because I am now single I pay $4000 dollars a year more in federal income taxes. Get the damn government out of the marriage business/social engineering!!!

How stupid is that? And it is because you are NOT married.

[stillonaroll]

Because I am now single I pay $4000 dollars a year more in federal income taxes.

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You pay $4K more than who? I presume that you are comparing what your taxes would be if you were married and your spouse had no earnings vs. what you pay now.

If you and your spouse had equal earnings, you would pay the same or more in federal taxes if you were married filing jointly vs. if you were both filing as single. There is still a marriage penalty in the Internal Revenue Code.

The premise of your claim is incorrect.

[central_va]

Because I am now single I pay $4000 dollars a year more in federal income taxes. Get the damn government out of the marriage business/social engineering!!!

You pay only $4K a year to be single? Hmmm. I know a good deal when I see it.