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Oh, Hell, Just Pay Everyone's Taxes And Be Done With It
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Cambridge, MA will be the first city in the country to pay gay public employees extra to offset the federal tax on health benefits for their same-sex spouses. They say it's to even the field for everyone, but what about the "marriage penalty" that costs married people a little extra in tax every year? Are they paying extra for that? Or how about paying people who have to pay higher insurance rates because they're older or have pre-existing conditions some more in salary to offset that? Once you try to "even the playing field" for taxes, you're heading down a slippery slope. (Boston Globe)
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