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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos
You don't actually believe, in reality, that people get married to reap these benefits, do you?
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Maybe your not old enough or maybe you don't remember how many folks used to marry at Christmas time in order to gain the tax benefit of that spouse for the whole previous year. It was enough to pay for a modest honeymoon in Reno or just pay off the expenses of the wedding. Did many marry for just that reason? Probably not but, it was an incentive. Maybe in some cases the straw that broke the camels back. The tax code has been altered and you can't do that anymore. If money problems are an issue in keeping marriages stable and I believe they are, tax benefits and other monetary benefits must help.