Taxing women less: Gender pay equity?

Star Tribune ^ | 05/06/07 | Mike Myers

[Phantom Lord]

Lower tax rates for women would have a number of benefits, two economists argue. But their ideas, which get high marks for originality, have drawn doubters.

Want to reduce the overall level of income taxes and see more women taking home paychecks?

[Phantom Lord]

More social engineering nonsense.

[SandRat]

I see a 14th Amendment case in the making if that happens.

[Gorzaloon]

I see everyone declaring themselves transexual.

They are a protected Correct Species, after all.

-Despite the fact we know them as miserable pathetic freaks.

[sionnsar]

Lower taxes for women, lower them for people over 55 too. And people in "preferred" professions too, like engineering. And, and and...

It'll never end.

[Paleo Conservative]

But if women earn less, aren’t they already in lower tax brackets?

[ConservativeStatement]

[EGPWS]

Lower tax rates for women would have a number of benefits,...

I agree.

Along with EVERYONE else receiving the same break.

Only the "Star and Sickle" would promote equity by taking from those who have for the benefit of those who don't, they're one of the only remaining Communist rags left in our country.

[Millee]

I’d be in favor of taxing illegal aliens more.

[rhetorica]

Hah! I’ve always thought certain “monthly” necessities should be tax deductible. It really adds up over the years! ;-)

[Clint Williams]

Tax them MORE as an incentive to stay home and take care of the kids... instead of dumping them in daycare.

0.5 / sarc

[SandRat]

Yep but, the concept can not be based on gender alone.

If a woman earning $35K with a family of 2 is given a tax break that a man earning $35K with a family of 2 and both are single parents and the woman gets that tax break just because of her gender; it’s constitutionally illegal.

[EGPWS]

But if women earn less, aren’t they already in lower tax brackets?

Very intuitive of you Paleo.

Since I am a single "male" (gasp) my total tax burden only exceeds 50%, however hey! others need a break too!

[GovernmentIsTheProblem]

Cool I will hire mine, pay her my salary, and pay myself $1 a year. Then we will file separately.

[Obie Wan]

And, and and...
It’ll never end.

And that would be a bad thing? Actually I’m in favor of lowering taxes on women and people over 55 but then again,I’m in favor of lower taxes across the board on EVERYBODY !!!

[D-Chivas]

If you pay tuition to Harvard, you’re helping to fund this insane nonsense.

[Chode]

lets see... a guy is offered a job for $X and he says no, he is then offered $X+x and takes the job.

a woman is offered the same $X for an identical job in the same department and she takes $X.

WHY should she get a TAX break for that???

[Paleo Conservative]

I don’t disagree with you. I’m just pointing out that the tax code as it exists already gives lower marginal rates to people with lower income regardless of the reason for that lower income.

[Northern Yankee]

Hey if I have to put on a dress to get a lower tax rate?... Hmmmmmmmmm...

Nah!

[Living Free in NH]

How about a lower tax rate for only those women deemed “hot” by a board a select men - maybe a panel similar to the guys who make “Man Law”. The really ugly ones pay an extra 10%.

[verum ago]

Why don't we just skip all this incremental nonsense and just add a Constitutional amendment declaring taxes on whiteness (as determined by a panel consisting of the Rev. Al Sharpton and the top 3 black rappers), maleness (because apparently there's a gender spectrum now), and how much one hold's Christian values (because in refusing to recognize one's PC right to murder one's own children, pro-lifers clearly owe everyone else reparations for the emotional trauma that giving some value to life must cause).