taxes and if children are born tax payers pay for the child being born and raised? etc etc etc
2007-07-12 12:05:53 · 16 answers · asked by Gypsy Gal 6 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
No. I've never heard of that. Doesn't matter if you are married or not you still have to pay your own children's expenses. And married couples actually pay less in taxes. Where are you getting this stuff?
2007-07-12 12:11:07 · answer #1 · answered by David M 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually the constitution of marriage is something that I don't understand why the government have be involved with. Furthermore how do you figure that living together couples without marriage is cheating the government? They do not get tax breaks from children or anything else unless they are married. I think you are confused.
2007-07-12 14:22:42 · answer #2 · answered by 69Stang 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The way to cheat in this arrangement is as follows:
Daddy has a half-legitimate bussiness and makes a fairly good living while not paying taxes, and living half-way off the grid so IRS wouldn't get him. Without obvious expenses, such as mortgage payment, car payment etc., IRS has nothing to put him on it's radar.
Mommy is on welfare, housing assitance and free state-sponsored medical insurance. She may work a little bit (strictly on paper) in Daddy's friend business, just enough to justify receiving child credit, maximized earned income credit and show some little source of additional funds so nobody suspects anything while generating a business deduction for Daddy's friend.
2007-07-12 13:20:13 · answer #3 · answered by AJ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am sorry to inform you that you are a little mistaken, While you are not legally married in the eyes of the state you actually pay taxes as a single person, although the mother can claim child allowance you do still pay tax as a single person or parent.
2007-07-13 00:34:16 · answer #4 · answered by 121aloraphotos 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live with my boyfriend and have for almost 7 years. We have both paid our taxes. How am I cheating the government? I am not. I pay for my share of the bills and the ones I have of my own and he does the same. That is not cheating the government. What it is is enjoying life without a piece of paper being signed to tell me I am his and he is mine, when we already feel that way.
2007-07-12 13:02:43 · answer #5 · answered by bellslady65 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What keeps two people from getting married if they are committed to eachother?? You can be committed to eachother and not get married, and a lot of couples just want to live together and see how things will work out before they get married, nothing wrong with that, besides the divorce rate is so high, who would want to get married these days, and if you are not married, and one partner is not faithful, then it is eaiser to get out of the relationship without the legalities of a divorce. I am all for living together, there is nothing wrong with that at all! :) People trust their relationships to the other person, with things going on in this world, and the divorce rate so high, it is so normal to not get married if you do not want to. Cheating and infidelity has nothing to do with it, a lot of people are just happy with the live in situation no ties to bond them with. So for all you people living together, congrats!!!! You all have my vote!!!!
2016-05-21 00:33:16 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if marriage is just a way for the government to make money, why are they trying so hard to prohibit same sex marriage?
It's no business of the government if two people decide to live together without the benefit of a piece of paper saying that it's ok in the eyes of some church.
2007-07-12 12:10:25 · answer #7 · answered by John W 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Not necessarily. Depending on the state you could actually end up paying more taxes (Dependent credits)and some states will get you under common law marriages so you will be married anyway.
2007-07-12 12:11:06 · answer #8 · answered by WCSteel 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Everybody pays taxes.
2007-07-12 12:11:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, unmarried couples pay taxes too. All working adults pay taxes, whether they're married or not.
2007-07-12 12:10:04 · answer #10 · answered by gilliegrrrl 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋