Usually means: Higher taxes for married couples.
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Definitions from Wikipedia (Marriage penalty)

noun:  The marriage penalty in the United States refers to the higher taxes required from some married couples with both partners earning income that would not be required by two otherwise identical single people with exactly the same incomes.


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