I think we've just found another point of agreement. First, no offense to the childless/free who may read this, but families are important, and supporting them should be a priority because they're ensuring the long-term future for everyone. Second, no tax cut is ever enough to force a certain course of action on anyone. The tax break is rarely enough to replace a second income, and the option of working certainly wouldn't go away. Someone who could almost afford a certain option might be able to actually manage it, but for most families, this will make a difference of a few hundred or a few thousand dollars at most. Her taxes won't go up because she's single.
Third, while demographically it's more likely to be women on the lower end of the wage imbalance, it's certainly not true for everybody. There are at least three women on my friends list who earn more than their husbands, and several more who have the education and training to possibly make more, if their situations were different.
Lastly, if the income-splitting were to include, for example, a single parent and a child old enough to have a part-time job, this could still benefit single parents and subsidize some tuition at the same time.
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Date: 2006-12-12 07:05 pm (UTC)Third, while demographically it's more likely to be women on the lower end of the wage imbalance, it's certainly not true for everybody. There are at least three women on my friends list who earn more than their husbands, and several more who have the education and training to possibly make more, if their situations were different.
Lastly, if the income-splitting were to include, for example, a single parent and a child old enough to have a part-time job, this could still benefit single parents and subsidize some tuition at the same time.