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"  So we&amp;#039;re being a bit hyperbolic here because this scenario would (hopefully) never happen in our country, but this news from China has us playing quite the game of &amp;quot;what if.&amp;quot; Here&amp;#039;s the deal: China&amp;#039;s property market is currently so inflated that the government has instituted tax regulations that would require couples to pay up to 20 percent capital gains tax on the sale of second homes, which many couples see as a great investment in a country with few investment opportunities.  With every new tax mandate comes an immediate search for loopholes, though, and in this case, investors noticed that the 20 percent tax rate didn&amp;#039;t apply if the home was purchased before or after the couple got married. This has actually caused divorce rates to triple in some areas of China, since couples planning to buy new homes (not just ones looking to flip a second one) also realized they could save a lot of money by getting divorced first. The separation-happy couples are able to get divorced for only $1.50 and remarry after the property deal comes through, so many pairs are choosing to go this route instead of incurring heavy taxes on their investments.  Even though we&amp;#039;re talking about a pretty unusual situation in another country, we still have to question the emotional and psychological impact of getting divorced and remarried just to buy a house would be. It&amp;#039;s also interesting to see how quick couples are to divorce when it only costs $1.50. So, to get all Carrie Bradshaw about it, we couldn&amp;#039;t help but wonder: Would you get a divorce if it saved you money in some way? [Via Time] "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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