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Federal Marriage Benefits? Not for Everyone
that the federal benefits and tax breaks associated with being married might not be all they're cracked up to be. Social Security benefits for spouses can be generous, but only for couples with big disparities in their incomes. Taxes are a decidedly
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11 Really Dumb Things You Do With Your EmailAs political battle lines are drawn over the case of Edward Snowden and the NSA's sophisticated program of electronic surveillance, it's easy to forget our simplest and most common vulnerability to spying eyes: email. Just in the past few months, databases at LivingSocial and Evernote were hacked,
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Puerto Rico Awaits Budget to Solve Economic Crisis
Puerto Rico legislators on Friday rushed to try to approve a budget amid debate on how best to revive the U.S. territory's economy, which the New York Federal Reserve president warns has not yet bottomed out. The proposed $9.8 billion operating budget proposes a flurry of new taxes while seeking to
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Gay Man Adopts His Partner to Avoid Inheritance Taxas heterosexual ones -- inheritance tax breaks and Social Security survivorship, among more than 1,000 others that partner's sole source of income would have been Social Security . "If Nino predeceased him, his partner could not
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Read an Excerpt of Noah Feldman's 'Cool War'
trillion worth of U.S. Treasury debt, or 8 percent of the outstanding total. Only the Federal Reserve and the Social Security Trust Fund hold more; all U.S. households combined hold less.11 As of the most recent count, 194,000 Chinese students
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Judges: Social Security Pushes Approval of Claims
current and former judges say Social Security is pushing judges to approve The number of people getting Social Security disability benefits has increased percent over the past decade. Social Security officials say the primary driver
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Portuguese Unions Hold Major Anti-Austerity Strike
Portuguese trade unions hold major strike over austerity; public services hardest hit
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Many Same-Sex Couples May Pay More in Taxes After Marriageit is a mistake to look at the overall economic impact through that single lens," he said. His examples include Social Security benefits, the absence of estate and gift taxes, and the non-recognition for tax purposes of inter-spousal transfers
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US Consumer Spending up 0.3 Percent in May
revision was consumer spent less than initially estimated. Some economists said the revision suggested an increase in Social Security taxes this year was squeezing consumers more than expected. The tax increase has lowered take-home pay for most
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US Unemployment Benefit Applications Fall to 346K
reason for the lower estimate was consumers spent less than previously thought. That suggests that an increase in Social Security taxes Jan. 1 may have forced some Americans to cut back. The economy is probably still expanding at a tepid pace
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The Note's Must-Reads for Thursday June 27, 2013
of regulations and laws across the breadth of government.The scope of the high court's ruling goes far beyond Social Security checks and joint tax returns. Its implications extend to everything from policies at the Pentagon to the immigration
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A Portrait of a Protesting Brazilian Family
have cost more than her salary to put the baby in day care.) First, there's the $2,000 in income taxes and social security contributions that are deducted each month from Paulo's paycheck — among the highest tax burdens in the world
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It's Complicated: Lots to Sort out on Gay Marriage
where legally married gay couples live still may affect the federal benefits they can obtain, at least for now. Social Security survivor benefits, for example, depend on where a couple is living when a spouse dies. If that happens in a state
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Chad Griffin and Brian Brown on 'This Week'live in that state. Kind of a gray area if they move from massachusetts to alabama, there's particular problems, social security and veteran's benefits. What is it going to take as you would like it to see every legally married couple in the
gray area if they move from massachusetts to alabama, there's particular problems, social security and veteran's benefits. What is it going to take as you would like it to see every legally married couple in the -
Digital Report: 2 Supreme Court Decisions Boost Gay Marriagepractical matter all federal benefits Social Security benefits veterans benefits married couple. So for example Social Security . here legally married in New York you'll get your Social Security no matter where you moved. But
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Can Senate's Immigration Overhaul Pass in the House?citizenship, that would require them to stay off government assistance. It would require employers to verify the social security numbers of all people they hire. The senate bill funneled unprecedented billions to the border. Militarizing america's
to stay off government assistance. It would require employers to verify the social security numbers of all people they hire. The senate bill funneled unprecedented billions to the border. Militarizing america's southern frontier with double the -
Supreme Court Bolsters Gay Marriage Advocates in DOMA, Prop 8 Rulingslove not knowing that there's a future for them and pay it with It's also a future with federal benefits from social security and veterans' benefits to family leave an income and estate taxes married gay couples now equal under the law. Supporters
pay it with -- It's also a future with federal benefits from social security and veterans' benefits to family leave an income and estate taxes married gay couples now equal under the law. Supporters of -- -
Gay Marriage Supporters Celebrate SCOTUS Rulingpractical, too. For not having to pay estate tax on inharnss, to filing joint tax returns, to collecting more in social security benefits. The marriage license I got in 2008 in california, now kind of holds the same value as the marriage license
tax on inharnss, to filing joint tax returns, to collecting more in social security benefits. The marriage license I got in 2008 in california, now kind of holds the same value as the marriage license of -
Supreme Court Bolsters Gay Marriage Rightsthat do for your mom? It's really exciting because now is equal and we don't have to worry. Reporter: From social security and veterans' benefits, to family leave and income and estate taxes, their lives are now equal in countless ways
because now is equal and we don't have to worry. Reporter: From social security and veterans' benefits, to family leave and income and estate taxes, their lives are now equal in countless ways under the law -
Kamala Harris Reacts to Supreme Court DecisionBut let's remember all the benefits were talking about that others of us otherwise enjoy. Benefits that come with Social Security benefits for those who serve in our military. To receive all of this that support that they rightly deserve. Today
talking about that others of us otherwise enjoy. Benefits that come with Social Security benefits for those who serve in our military. To receive all of this -- that support that they rightly deserve. Today is
