Obama Proposes $3.8 Trillion Budget

[AllosaursRus]

That doesn't seem fair to a married couple.

If there are two people, living together, with high income jobs....why would they get married when $$250k is the limit for married...yet they could be at $200k each if they stay single without being considered rich.

With a $150k gap.....they'd be crazy to get married.

I'm surprised no one has used this as an argument that the government penalizing married couples.

Nothing new, it's been happening since the 60's. Take a look at deductions. Single head of household get's a better deduction than married filing joint if you consider it on an individual basis.

[thundley4]

That doesn't seem fair to a married couple.

If there are two people, living together, with high income jobs....why would they get married when $$250k is the limit for married...yet they could be at $200k each if they stay single without being considered rich.

With a $150k gap.....they'd be crazy to get married.

I'm surprised no one has used this as an argument that the government penalizing married couples.

There was the same kind of limits built into the proposed health care bills. Married people were being penalized more than singles.  You have to remember , marriage doesn't mean the same to conservatives and liberals.

[bkg]

That doesn't seem fair to a married couple.

If there are two people, living together, with high income jobs....why would they get married when $$250k is the limit for married...yet they could be at $200k each if they stay single without being considered rich.

With a $150k gap.....they'd be crazy to get married.

I'm surprised no one has used this as an argument that the government penalizing married couples.

  fair?
clearly, what is not fair is that some people make more than others... 

[Linda]

7 Charts Worth How Many Trillion Dollars?
From the House Republicans’ Committee On The Budget (a pdf file):


Here are 5 of the 7 charts: