Family Income: A couple living together with children would be entitled to 2.5 times the tax-free wages of a single person with children. This would encourage one parent to nurture the children at home. One or two parents could earn the entire tax-free family income. Married couples living together with children would be entitled to 3.0 times the tax-free earnings of a single person. This would encourage the social stability derived from the institution of marriage, and further enable one parent to nurture the children at home. One or two parents could earn the tax-free family income.

The incentive for "poor people" to better themselves would yield dramatic results. The encouragement of family life would dramatically reduce the social pathology seen today. The level of social pathology anticipated by our social scientists would be reduced. The work hours saved for productive pursuits by eliminating tax preparation would have an overall positive effect on the economy. The poor could have discretionary income for savings, education, and capital accumulation. Upward social mobility would again become a realistic possibility for everyone. (Top of Page)