Ed Royce: “the bottom line is, couples should not be punished by the government for making that decision to get married. Yet the…”

“the bottom line is, couples should not be punished by the government for making that decision to get married. Yet the current Tax Code pushes those married couples filing jointly into higher tax brackets. The bottom line is, this is wrong. I strongly support this Marriage Tax Elimination Act. It provides relief from the marriage penalty. This unfair tax is keeping parents from doing all they want to do for their children. In many cases, it is requiring both parents to work full time when one of them may prefer to work part time and spend more time with their children. Right now, married couples pay an average of $1,400 a year more in taxes every year, every year. Frankly, over a decade, that money could go towards a family car or a college education or a down payment on a new home or better health care coverage or for retirement savings. It is their money. It is time to end the marriage penalty.”