Oct. 30, 2017
Alieza Durana wrote for the Better Life Lab blog on Slate about the hidden ways the U.S. tax code hurts women.
For months, Americans not-so-patiently waited for the grand unveiling of the Republican solution to our tax woes. The GOP’s not-so-modestly titled “Unified Framework for Fixing Our Broken Tax Code” promises to cut corporate taxes and charge low-income and working-class families even more. We’ll learn more of the details on exactly how later this week. No one, however, expects the proposal to address the marriage penalty, an effect of joint filing, and a looming and long-standing problem with our current income tax code that particularly disadvantages working women.