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I would expect individuals who are gay would say that.
"I'm ok with free handouts if they benefit me!!!"
As a black man, I hold the same opinion about this as I do about reparations for slavery. It's missing the forest for the trees and there's no way to even properly quantify such a measure.
I'd support this...if it also means that gay couples that would've owed MORE as a married couple have to pay up as well (of course that would amount to a retroactive tax going back many years and be of questionable constitutionality). You can't have your cake and eat it too.
The thread title is misleading- these are not reparations. And they will not be available to all gay people. She would allow gay couples to amend tax returns to married status for the duration of their marriage- it pointed out that in Ma that would date back to 2003. Total cost is $57 million. Which is half of what we pay on Trump's yearly personal travel.
A better title would be- Warren seeks to extend back taxes benefits to gay coupe. But I doubt that earns as many clicks.
I'd support this...if it also means that gay couples that would've owed MORE as a married couple have to pay up as well (of course that would amount to a retroactive tax going back many years and be of questionable constitutionality). You can't have your cake and eat it too.
They should have the same right as straight couples- look at the numbers then decide which way you want to file. I've known straight couples who chose to file separately for bevy of reasons. The oddest scenario was a couple where the husband commuted to work and they files separately so each could claim mortgage deduction from income tax and primary residence status on different homes. Another couple did it because of how one structured their business and not wanting to make the other liable- I am not even sure how that worked but it was their reason. 've also been told this was a more popular option for second marriages. At any rate, you would assume gay folks are welcome to those same decisions if they are offered to straight couples. I can't imagine anyone selecting an option with higher taxes unless it was necessary to keep their assets separate.
The thread title is misleading- these are not reparations. And they will not be available to all gay people. She would allow gay couples to amend tax returns to married status for the duration of their marriage- it pointed out that in Ma that would date back to 2003. Total cost is $57 million. Which is half of what we pay on Trump's yearly personal travel.
A better title would be- Warren seeks to extend back taxes benefits to gay coupe. But I doubt that earns as many clicks.
Be sure to contact the Daily Mail and let them know. It's the title to their article.
They should have the same right as straight couples- look at the numbers then decide which way you want to file. I've known straight couples who chose to file separately for bevy of reasons. The oddest scenario was a couple where the husband commuted to work and they files separately so each could claim mortgage deduction from income tax and primary residence status on different homes. Another couple did it because of how one structured their business and not wanting to make the other liable- I am not even sure how that worked but it was their reason. 've also been told this was a more popular option for second marriages. At any rate, you would assume gay folks are welcome to those same decisions if they are offered to straight couples. I can't imagine anyone selecting an option with higher taxes unless it was necessary to keep their assets separate.
You do know that married filing separately =/= filing single? (MFS has the shallowest tax brackets as well as restrictions on certain credits/deductions, etc. that do not apply to the other filing statuses.)
I might take Warren a bit more seriously if she didn't fraudulently claim to be Cherokee for so long.
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