There have been few candidates more criticised for where their campaign contributions come from than former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. With Bernie Sanders continually questioning the influence of Wall Street on politics, her ties to big banks have been a liability.
(March 2010). Levirate marriage is a type of marriage in which the brother of a deceased man is obliged to marry his brother's widow, and the widow is obliged to marry her deceased husband's brother.
According to Mark Luscombe, a tax analyst for the firm CCH, that's a common scenario for high-earning, married couples. While Congress extended relief from the marriage penalty in the 10 and 15 percent tax brackets, those in higher tax brackets could still pay more. That means they could pay more than they would if they were single, earning the same amount. The more equal the two incomes are, the greater chance of a marriage penalty, explains Luscombe. Two incomes that would be taxed at 15 percent separately might together be taxed at 28 percent, for example.