Marriage penalties are discouraging marriage, just like you’d expect

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In the eyes of the federal government, marriage is more about a tax arrangement than love and commitment. And unfortunately, for everyone else, it is an increasingly disadvantaged one.

The Institute for Family Studies recently reported on how “marriage penalties” cause a marriage to be a financial drag. The tax system seems to make single people benefit more than married couples.

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