Tiffany Bond  🦞 🇺🇸Verified account

It's very $$$ to split households. This allows the person receiving the $ to pay taxes at a generally lower rate. #mepolitics

The person who is paying & cannot use the income then deducts. This does a few things. 1. It recognizes who actually has the $ #mepolitics

2. it helps people choose to be less mean to each other when they break up, helping the less $ capable partner move on. #mepolitics

Divorce can be devastating to someone who has been out of the workforce. #mepolitics

This will also likely increase divorce costs, force more cases to trial, & increase toxic co-parenting relationships. #mepolitics

This places a drain on social services, & leaves children often in the care of someone who has no feasible workforce transition. #mepolitics

Sec. 1308 Repeal of medical expense deduction. This one is too much to unpack on twitter, but really, REALLY? #mepolitics

Sec 1310 Repeal of deduction for moving expenses. Have to relocate for work? No write off for you. #mepolitics