I'm sure this news hits your family hard. Joining pro-family groups, business groups and taxpayer groups at a news conference at Lafayette Park, Reid called for the elimination of the marriage tax penalty.
Taxes are a serious issue for families.
This has created a troubling cycle in which the federal government takes more money away from families-and more families, in turn, depend on the federal government to meet their needs. About 21 million married-couple households fall into this category. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the marriage tax penalty. Not only does this marriage penalty affect individual families, it affects our society as well. The marriage tax penalty hits lower-income couples the hardest because the husband and wife often make about the same wage.