tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336173835252185480.post7918086348219152377..comments2023-09-24T11:30:13.297-05:00Comments on State and Local Public Finance: The promotion of marriageUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336173835252185480.post-69143209706366543672009-03-11T16:30:00.000-05:002009-03-11T16:30:00.000-05:00Nina, in Minnesota, even one person alone can crea...Nina, in Minnesota, even one person alone can create a LLC (limited liability company) as so to pass business income to personal income.Zhirong (Jerry) Zhaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07073293673519003452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336173835252185480.post-53096866907691218822009-03-10T22:24:00.000-05:002009-03-10T22:24:00.000-05:00I agree with the above comment. Regardless of the ...I agree with the above comment. Regardless of the religion practiced by any two people, marriage is encouraged through tax breaks. Though marriage certainly has roots in Western religion, I believe it is also promoted for the benefit of children--many researchers have found that children's workforce and education outcomes improve when raised in a (married) two-parent household. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for sharing the little tidbit about business income. I wasn't aware of the family partnership benefit. It certainly favors nuclear families.Sandhya Agrawalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17860835911884284711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8336173835252185480.post-42517544153410771772009-03-09T23:43:00.000-05:002009-03-09T23:43:00.000-05:00It seems to me that it is less about religion and ...It seems to me that it is less about religion and more about a contractual relationship between two people. The government is not dictating that any specific religion and its practices must be completed, in fact there are multitudes of religions practiced in this country. It would seem that marriage as a practice has allowed the government a mechanism and process that is used to define program participants and to set up the requirements and rules regarding that program, i.e. income tax.Hawtonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845535764732017787noreply@blogger.com