According to a 2012 report on tax-paying couples,_____ of couples pay a marriage penalty,_____ of couples receive a marriage subsidy,and _____ of couples have neither a penalty nor a subsidy.

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This answer is correct based on the information given in the question. The question states that 48% of couples pay a marriage penalty, which means they pay more in taxes as a married couple than they would if they were single. 38% of couples receive a marriage subsidy, which means they pay less in taxes as a married couple than they would if they were single. And finally, 15% of couples have neither a penalty nor a subsidy, which means they pay the same amount in taxes as they would if they were single. Therefore, the correct answer is choice C.

According to a 2012 Report on Tax-Paying Couples,_____ of Couples