Eliminating the Marriage Penalty NEW - "For Richer, For Poorer", by Paul Krugman (Professor of Economics at MIT) -- op-ed article discussing the GOP tax bill and its disproportionate benefits for those with high incomes. Text of letter from Treasury Secretary Summers on the Marriage Penalty (July 20, 2000) CNN report explaining how GOP bill would not end the marriage penalty (July 24, 2000) Overview of Marriage Penalty Conference Report - Senate Finance Committee Comparison of marriage penalty conference report versus Senate bill - Senate Finance Committee (78KB PDF) Estimated revenue impact of marriage penalty legislation - Senate Finance Committee (90KB PDF) Report on the GOP bill and its disproportionate benefits for upper income taxpayers (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities) Comparison of Democratic and Republican Proposals (Senate Finance Committee - Democratic Staff) Background on GOP bill (Democratic Policy Committee) Possible amendments to GOP bill (Democratic Policy Committee) Background on marriage penalty (Congressional Research Service) Marriage Tax Penalties: Legislative Proposals in the 106th Congress (Congressional Research Service) Rules governing floor consideration Text of GOP bill