Er.... there was no backpedaling that I could see, and vague statements are not lies - they're just not particularly truth, either - so I don't get what you're saying. I listened to the speech and thought "wow... when did you leave the Republican Party?"
The penalty occurs when two people get married - they fall immediately into stronger tax brackets because it costs less to live together. Thing is, if two people live together and never get married they gain significant tax benefits. So, the tax problem is that people aren't taxed on themselves alone, but on their circumstance as well.
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Re: Bush=morass of stupidity....
Date: 2004-01-21 03:46 pm (UTC)From:The penalty occurs when two people get married - they fall immediately into stronger tax brackets because it costs less to live together. Thing is, if two people live together and never get married they gain significant tax benefits. So, the tax problem is that people aren't taxed on themselves alone, but on their circumstance as well.
It's up to you if that is fair or not. :)