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Gerald Ford: “I am trying to find out an answer here. I understand the marriage penalty. I am opposed to it, and I am trying to find…”

On the recordMay 21, 1998
I am trying to find out an answer here. I understand the marriage penalty. I am opposed to it, and I am trying to find an answer to it and the unfairness of it. In 1986, we repealed the two-earner deduction, but increased the standard deduction for married couples, and reduced the number of tax brackets from 15 to 2. The combination of these changes reduced the marriage penalty considerably. Now it appears the EITC gets involved here, and I understand the distinguished senior Senator from Texas is eliminating that, or is he keeping that in?
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan
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Discussing the marriage penalty and its implications during a House floor debate.

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