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WALLY HERGER: The average penalty for these 25 million couples is $1,400. So we are talking in the vicinity of $1,400 that these…

On the recordFebruary 1, 2000
The average penalty for these 25 million couples is $1,400. So we are talking in the vicinity of $1,400 that these working families, married couples, would be able to keep of their own money, that other people, if they were working independently and were not married, a man and a woman who were not previously married, would not be paying that would be paying the very moment that they get married an average of $1,400 a year.
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WALLY HERGER
Republican · California

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Discussing the financial implications of marriage for working families.

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