Word: gapped
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Marketed as a Valentine's Day present to tax-obsessed lovers, the bill would close the marriage gap for those who currently suffer from it by increasing the standard deduction for two-earner households and raising the payments to married couples under the Earned Income Tax Credit, a worthy program that supports the working poor. However, the bill would also move many well-off married couples from the 28-percent to the 15-percent tax bracket, regardless of whether they were affected by the marriage penalty or not. As a result, according to the research group Citizens for Tax Justice...
...course, ending the marriage penalty doesn't require a cut in taxes. At least one revenue-neutral alternative has been proposed in which married people would pay a little less and single people would pay a little more, causing the gap to disappear. Unsurprisingly, however, Congress preferred to use the opportunity for a tax cut, and rather than be left portrayed as anti-marriage, the Democrats decided to join in to the tune of $89 billion over 10 years. The Democratic alternative, rejected before the GOP bill's passage, would have called for increases in the standard deduction...
...second half, Harvard's season-long nemesis, the huge-lead let-down, struck once again. The gap between the Crimson and Tigers peaked at 13 on a Sturdy 3-pointer with 12:41 remaining. Over the next seven minutes, Harvard managed just one basket, a 3-pointer from sophomore Laura Barnard...
Then in the next few minutes, Harvard finished off the comeback. Kelley stepped up again for the Crimson. Her trey with 3:46 left cut the gap...
...been unsuccessful at recruiting police officers from other nations to aid in cracking down on vigilante violence. The U.S., which has already committed itself to the region, should step in to fill the gap if necessary...