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hildegaard28

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Reply to Silent Type (Reply #1)

Sat May 10, 2025, 09:23 AM

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Mention it discriminates against unmarried people. Why should anyone pay more just because they're single or unmarried. On the other hand, this could create a lot of sham marriages. Just get married to a single friend to reap the benefits of marriage.

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So, married couples will get an extra $2500 deduction, for a "savings" of roughly $750 a year. Silent Type Saturday #1

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Married people would not be getting more than single people... JT45242 Saturday #5

By design. Of course. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Sunday #8

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It should be all borrowers. cstanleytech Saturday #6

That's sort of the point. Igel Saturday #7