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Originally Posted by Still Growing  The judges, additional courthouses paper work, space to hold the hearing, etc are all paid for by the tax payer. There is a huge administrative cost associated to the institution of marriage. |
The issue is: do divorce proceedings cost so much
extra? There are already judges, court houses etc.
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The size of the IRS is due to the enormous complexities of the tax return. I think we should have a flat tax based off of income in tax brackets without itemizations. Marriage is one of several things that add cost to the IRS institution.
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Yes, but
how much?
Flat tax is a whole different issue that has nothing to do with marriage.
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The United States nation's 10.4 million divorces are estimated to have cost the taxpayers over $30 billion.
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Based on what and by whom? And what is the total cost of the courts?
So it's mainly a cost issue for you then? I suggest you look at other ways to cut the US budget. 30 billion is how much %?