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From: pitaro@savax.UUCP (pitaro)
Newsgroups: net.taxes,net.singles,net.flame
Subject: Re: Marriage penalty
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Date: Tue, 26-Feb-85 12:05:15 EST
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> Question:  What's the difference between big difference between SOs
> living together and SOs married?
> IRS:  The married ones are poorer because they get to pay more taxes.
> 
> It seems to me that something is terribly unfair here.  And the
> incredible thing is I don't hear anybody else complaining about it.  Is
> there anyone else out there that has run into the same problems?  Is
> there anything we can do about it?  Any suggestions?  Should we get a
> divorce?


IRS: Don't worry.  We're changing the laws now so that SOs living
     together will pay the higher tax rate.  (And you thought we'd lower
     the married rate. HAHAHA)