Joseph T. Burns said "If there ever was something that needed fixing, it is unfairness in the tax code. Young couples who are starting out and trying to save a little money for the education of their children, or trying to pay for a home, these couples are penalized. They have dreams of participating in American opportunities, and they are kept from this by an unfair tax code. In Montana, 90,000 couples are penalized to the tune of $51.5 million every year in extra taxes simply because they are Mr. and Mrs. According to the Congressional Budget Office, almost half of married couples pay higher taxes due to their married status. The marriage tax penalty increases taxes on affected couples $29 billion per year. Currently, this marriage tax penalty imposes an average additional tax of $1,400 a year on 21 million married couples nationwide." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordApril 13, 2000

If there ever was something that needed fixing, it is unfairness in the tax code. Young couples who are starting out and trying to save a little money for the education of their children, or trying to pay for a home, these couples are penalized. They have dreams of participating in American opportunities, and they are kept from this by an unfair tax code. In Montana, 90,000 couples are penalized to the tune of $51.5 million every year in extra taxes simply because they are Mr. and Mrs. According to the Congressional Budget Office, almost half of married couples pay higher taxes due to their married status. The marriage tax penalty increases taxes on affected couples $29 billion per year. Currently, this marriage tax penalty imposes an average additional tax of $1,400 a year on 21 million married couples nationwide.

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Joseph T. Burns

Ohio

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Editor's note · Context

Addressing the unfairness of the tax code and the marriage tax penalty during a debate on tax reform.

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