Difference between revisions of "Bachelor tax"
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| − | A [[bachelor tax]] is a punitive tax imposed on unmarried men. In the modern era, many countries |
+ | A [[bachelor tax]] is a punitive tax imposed on unmarried men. Historically many societies have imposed or attempted to impose bachelor taxes or more general [[taxes on childlessness]]. In the modern era, many countries vary tax rates by marital status, so current references to bachelor taxes are typically implicit rather than explicit.<ref>http://www.jstor.org/stable/41863114</ref> |
| − | Such explicit measures historically would be instituted as part of a [[moral panic]] |
+ | Such explicit measures historically would be instituted as part of a [[moral panic]] concerning the willingness of young men and marry and have children.<ref>https://ssrn.com/abstract=2934318|doi=10.2139/ssrn.2934318</ref><ref>https://archive.org/stream/atticnightsaulu04gellgoog/atticnightsaulu04gellgoog_djvu.txt</ref> |
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| − | More recently, bachelor taxes were viewed as part of a general [[tax on childlessness]], which were used frequently by member states of the Warsaw Pact. |
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A bachelor tax is a punitive tax imposed on unmarried men. Historically many societies have imposed or attempted to impose bachelor taxes or more general taxes on childlessness. In the modern era, many countries vary tax rates by marital status, so current references to bachelor taxes are typically implicit rather than explicit.[1]
Such explicit measures historically would be instituted as part of a moral panic concerning the willingness of young men and marry and have children.[2][3]