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Sam Brownback: In order to be able to eliminate the marriage penalty, there are different ways people have configured and looked at…

On the recordJuly 17, 1998
In order to be able to eliminate the marriage penalty, there are different ways people have configured and looked at this issue. The bill we are putting forward has a $151 billion price tag over 5 years. So you are not even talking about dealing with the entire surplus with this marriage tax penalty.
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Sam Brownback
Republican · Kansas

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Discussing the financial implications of eliminating the marriage penalty in tax legislation.

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