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MCCLUSKY: ‘Fiscal cliff’ deal penalizes married couples

By The Washington Times 1/8/2013

“…Today in most families, both spouses work, either because they want to or because they must to make ends meet. The marriage penalty targets these two-income families for higher taxes. That is because the penalty taxes the income of a family’s second wage earner at a much higher rate than if the salary were taxed only as that of an individual. …”

Read the entire article: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/jan/8/fiscal-cliff-deal-penalizes-married-couples/