Elizabeth Warren Wants Reparations For Same-Sex Couples

(Daily Caller) Democratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has added gay and lesbian couples" to the growing list of groups for whom she would support reparations. Citing a tax code that was discriminatory" against non-heterosexual married couples Warren tweeted Saturday It wasnt until marriage equality became law that gay & lesbian couples could jointly file tax returnsso they paid more in taxes. Our government owes them more than $50M for the years our discriminatory tax code left them out. We must right these wrongs." Elizabeth Warren ✔ @ewarren It wasnt until marriage equality became law that gay & lesbian couples could jointly file tax returnsso they paid more in taxes. Our government owes them more than $50M for the years our discriminatory tax code left them out. We must right these wrongs. https://www.mic.com/p/elizabeth-warrens-refund-equality-act-would-give-lgbtq-couples-the-tax-refunds-they-were-previously-denied-18022982 … 23.2K 8:57 PM - Jun 22 2019 Twitter Ads info and privacy For years LGBTQ couples didnt get tax benefits. Elizabeth Warren wants to fix that. LGBTQ Americans have historically received unjust treatment by the United States government but some politicians are now looking to correct past wrongs. On June 20 Massachusetts Senator and... Warrens Refund Equality Act introduced June 20 would retroactively apply married-filing jointly" status along with refunding the amount overpaid to same sex couples who were married in states where such unions were recognized prior to the federal government doing so in 2013.