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Why are there marriage incentives if getting married for the financial benefits is abusing the system?

Asked by MyNewtBoobs (19059points) April 4th, 2011

If getting married because of the various financial benefits – tax breaks, increased income for military personnel, etc – is abusing the system, then why do we have marriage incentives? Isn’t that the government’s way of saying “We want you to be legally married more than we want you to have your relationship meet x, y, and z criteria before getting married”?

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