Julie’s right though, marriage is a contract a financial commitment. If you don’t have much money there’s no point in getting the government involved in your lifelong partnership. You can have a wedding and all that if you want for cultural reasons, but if you’re submitting that paperwork to the government it’s just a waste if you’re poor. Hell, im middle class and we still aren’t getting married because our taxes would go up, so yeah i dont need a government contract telling me i have to stay with my partner or something.
Honest question, where are you that taxes go up if you get married? In most places I know, things get more tax efficient when you’re married. You can typically transfer assets (or debts) between each other without incuring the taxes you would if you weren’t married, and you can make more efficient use of tax free allowances.
Taxes can go up in certain circumstances in the U.S. Examples would be things where certain deductions are not doubled for married couples, or if a single person could itemize but then uses the standard deduction if married.
These situations generally won’t apply to poor people though.
Julie’s right though, marriage is a contract a financial commitment. If you don’t have much money there’s no point in getting the government involved in your lifelong partnership. You can have a wedding and all that if you want for cultural reasons, but if you’re submitting that paperwork to the government it’s just a waste if you’re poor. Hell, im middle class and we still aren’t getting married because our taxes would go up, so yeah i dont need a government contract telling me i have to stay with my partner or something.
Honest question, where are you that taxes go up if you get married? In most places I know, things get more tax efficient when you’re married. You can typically transfer assets (or debts) between each other without incuring the taxes you would if you weren’t married, and you can make more efficient use of tax free allowances.
Taxes can go up in certain circumstances in the U.S. Examples would be things where certain deductions are not doubled for married couples, or if a single person could itemize but then uses the standard deduction if married.
These situations generally won’t apply to poor people though.
We happen to make basically the same amount of money so the married tax brackets hurt us rather than help.
No.
None of this is correct.
How do taxes work in your country? I’ve not heard of a tax burden increasing before due to marriage