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Perspective: The surprisingly simple ways to incentivize marriage
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Douglas Besharov, Neil Gilbert
Feb 1, 2022
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Deseret News
These marriage penalties tend to hit hardest the working-class couples with children and household incomes between about $28,000 and $55,000. The research indicates that the penalties can amount to between about 10% and 30% of household income for many families in this income bracket.
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