Some states recently increased cigarette taxes by 25 cents a pack to reduce teen smoking. Of course not. And children of married parents are only half as likely to drop out of school or become delinquent compared to children of single parents. Kids from broken homes are three times as likely as those from intact homes to become pregnant as teenagers and are six times more likely to commit suicide or to be in poverty.
Marriage is a sin to be taxed.
They must pay a 28 percent tax on all earnings above that amount. The IRS won't let us. We're victims of the marriage penalty. Economists James Alm and Leslie Whittington have reported that the probability of marriage falls as the marriage tax rises. Cohabitants are saving money, but they will lead shorter lives.