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2. Former spouses usually can work, and in many cases modern alimony is designed to be transitional "income". These funds are generally to recognize their partnership contribution, they should share the tax burden since the $ are spent in their household. #mepolitics #TaxReform

3. It begs the question of are we taxing where money is taken in? Or are we taxing where it is consumed as discretionary profits? Taxing it when it comes in treats businesses better than people because businesses get to deduct things they have to spend. #mepolitics #TaxReform

4. Many states, like Maine, have no statutory framework for alimony - it's judicial discretion. You may hear things like "it is usually 40-50% of the collective income to the less monied party after attributing child support and tax effect." #mepolitics #TaxReform

4 in english - not every state alimonies with clear rules or well, and statutes may or may not consider tax. #mepolitics #TaxReform

5. Um...there isn't a nice way to say this, so Judges/Magistrates, turn away. The bench doesn't always math well. They don't always have access to software to help them and we are all human. Unlike federal law that shouldn't be rushed, family often is. #mepolitics #TaxReform

So why would anyone do this? It's a sneaky way to eek a few more $ out of families that can "afford" it. In Maine, you could start having to pay alimony at less than $30k/year. Sounds rich, huh? #mepolitics #TaxReform

The better question is...if we are living in a world where businesses are people, then why do we have a congress that treats non-human people better with taxation than humans? If businesses have to be people, we should apply the same "fair" code to all. #mepolitics #TaxReform

If a business sells or separates, requiring ongoing payments - those can be written off and not taxed. But not humans apparently. Huh. #mepolitics #TaxReform