Written: 12/31/2011
Sometimes people ask what kinds of rights the BLTG (sorry, love the BLT sandwich so much!) don’t have. There are (at last count if I remember correctly) 1,138 rights, protections and responsibilities from the Federal Government that are barred.
So let’s talk about money for a moment:
CNNMoney reports that the federal government’s lack of recognition of same-sex marriages, which forces legally married couples to file separately on their federal returns, results in as much as $6,000 per year in additional taxes.
Not only are these couples losing out because they can’t take advantage of the lower tax rates that come from combining incomes and deductions, says to the article, it’s “also harder for them to qualify for certain tax breaks because the credits phase out sooner for single filers.”
It’s weird talking about a tangible thing, or at least, as tangible as money can be.
Guess I need to do better at saving!
All my best,
The King of Spades
