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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.<ref>http://www.jstor.org/stable/41863114</ref>
 
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]] concerning the willingness of young men to 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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Bachelor taxes were historically instituted as a result of young men being unwilling to marry and have children in sufficient numbers.<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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Revision as of 14:06, 2 December 2023

Late 19th century illustration and perspective on the bachelor tax.

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]

Bachelor taxes were historically instituted as a result of young men being unwilling to marry and have children in sufficient numbers.[2][3]

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