Political Quotes

“the question is pretty basic: Why should we pass the marriage tax elimination act. And I think the best way to answer that question is with a series of questions. Do Americans feel that it is fair that the average married working couple pays more in taxes just because they are married? Do Americans feel that it is fair that 21 million married working couples with two incomes pay more in taxes than an identical working couple that lives together outside of marriage, in fact, on average $1,400 more? Is it right that our Tax Code actually provides an incentive to get divorced? That is the only way that you can avoid the marriage tax penalty today. It is not fair, it is not right, it is absolutely wrong that our Tax Code punishes 21 million married working couples just because they are married. Now $1,400 in the south suburbs of Chicago, that is real money. That is 1 year's tuition at Joliet Junior College. That is 3 months of day-care at a local day-care center. That is real money for real people in Illinois in the south suburbs. There is no more unfair provision in the Tax Code. Let us eliminate the marriage tax penalty. Let us eliminate it now.”