The solution is simple; take government out of marriage and tax everyone on an individual basis. Problem solved. If you think about it, it’s really a form of government sanctioned singles discrimination!
There’s a marriage penalty to the income tax, but there’s also a marriage bonus. Which one you get depends on your income, your spouse’s income, and the distrib…ution between them, as this baffling chart from the Tax Foundation shows.
Marriage policy is a mess. Here’s how to make sense of it: http://bit.ly/1G6MkV7