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		swebs on March 5, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: People kept working, became healthier while on bas... It is punishing couples, not rewarding them. The amount given to two single people is $34,000. The amount given to two people in a relationship is $24,000.

hadiz on March 5, 2020 | [–]

Being a couple is 1.5x more expensive than being single.

Cthulhu_ on March 5, 2020 | [–]

Probably under the assumption that pooling resources and sharing a house means their expenses are NOT the same as two single people.

jimbokun on March 5, 2020 | [–]

Right, so punish people for making better economic choices.

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