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    @mai that's right, but that's not until retirement which could be long in the future. Also, without the high-paying job, income taxes in retirement could be significantly less. Commented Dec 4, 2019 at 13:30
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    It's really hard with the current rules to make itemizing worth it in the general case. Commented Dec 4, 2019 at 16:59
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    Just to point out the obvious: raising children costs more than it saves in tax cuts. Don't decide to raise children for the tax benefits. Commented Dec 5, 2019 at 9:39
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    To expand on @Flater 's excellent remark: Please don't marry someone just because they are fiscally attractive. It's not a good basis for marriage :) Commented Dec 5, 2019 at 12:25
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    I don't know @douwe - someone who starts off financially attractive is very likely to stay that way, some other types of attractiveness that are often used for selection fail to do so. Commented Dec 5, 2019 at 16:31