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Re:The U.S. Divorce Rate Has Hit a 50-Year Low by NegativeLatency on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @11:32AM (#25059759)
Taxes?
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Re:The U.S. Divorce Rate Has Hit a 50-Year Low by loeg on Wednesday November 11, 2020 @12:48PM (#25060706)
A mixed bag depending on your incomes. There used to be a marriage penalty for similar-income dual-earner households, but that was mostly erased with TCAJ (2017). (There's still a marriage penalty for very high dual-earner households.)

I don't think most people get married for tax reasons.

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