Political Quotes

“the question today is, why pass the Marriage Tax Elimination Act? I believe this series of questions best illustrates why. Do Americans feel that it is fair that working married couples with two incomes pay higher taxes just because they are married? Do Americans feel that it is fair that 21 million married working couples pay, on the average, $1,400 more just because they are married than an identical couple with an identical income living together outside of marriage? Do Americans feel that it is fair that our Tax Code actually provides an incentive to get divorced? Of course not. That is wrong, and that is why elimination of the marriage tax penalty is so important. If we think about it, 21 million married working couples, 42 million Americans, pay on the average of $1,400 more just because they are married. That is one year's tuition at Joliet Junior College in the south suburbs of Chicago; three months in a local day care center. It is real money for real people. Mr. Speaker, let us eliminate the marriage penalty. Let us eliminate it now.”