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Did you notice that little box 12 on your W-2? Yes, that is the value of your health insurance, which means it is your compensation and is being reported to the IRS. It remains at this point in time more »
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Comment on: Owner wins court battle against feds trying to seize his motel - Metro - The Boston Globe
What is particularly outrageous about this civil case is that the taxpayers are paying for a person on the Federal payroll to peruse the Registry of Deeds and find mortgage-free commercial property an more »
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Comment on: Senate Banking Committee is natural fit for Senator-elect Elizabeth Warren - Editorials - The Boston Globe
Can you explain to me how Warren "refused" to stand up for low-income Harvard employees? Was there a vote on this in some forum that I missed? Was Warren part of an HR committee? Please explain.
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Comment on: Scott Brown challenges Warrenâs Native American heritage claim in lively televised debate - Boston.com
Why should Warren pay a higher rate of state tax--the argument in this country is not over state taxes. State taxes are levied at the same rate for everyone here. She is arguing over FEDERAL income ta more »
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Comment on: An uncivil income tax system - Opinion - The Boston Globe
Considering that only 12% of taxpayers prepare their own returns at present, and believing like attaturk that the forms haven't significantly changed in 30 years or more--I am beginning to believe tha more »
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Comment on: Cutting corners at National Grid - Metro - The Boston Globe
Yes, Entropic, this is completely absurd, especially since three years ago they DOUBLED the requirements for training at the Division of Professional Licensure for plumbers. It now takes longer to bec more »
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Comment on: As Dems rack up debt, youth should flock to GOP - Opinion - The Boston Globe
Yeah, right Jeff, like young people don't have parents and grandparents. When their parents finally have no more money from all the college loans, the co-payments for their medications or their flatte more »
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Comment on: Romneyâs Medicare plan could create gap for seniors - Nation - The Boston Globe
You know, Dennis, there are actually people who can't plan ahead because they barely make a living wage now. I know many people in my age group (65) that have gotten severed from their employment thro more »
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Comment on: Primary battle could cost Rick Santorum the war - Nation - The Boston Globe
Except that Jeremiah Wright wasn't running against Rick Santorum, so your comparison is flawed. Obama only LISTENED to Jeremiah Wright from the pulpit--Rick Santorum IS the pulpit. Radical nut-job Cat more »
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Comment on: GOP wants new public pension system - Metro - The Boston Globe
Each year the State of Wisconsin issues to retirees an account of what their contributions (11% of their pay each pay period) and what the State of Wisconsin matched, and additionally, how much money more »
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Comment on: Practicing what GOP preaches - Opinion - The Boston Globe
If you are over 65 don't you already get an "extra" exemption every year just for being old? more »
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Comment on: Few Americans pay full tax rate - Business - The Boston Globe
Yes, Newt Gingrich pays no tax at all on his first $3,650.00 of income per year--just like the middle class and poor. more »
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Comment on: Few Americans pay full tax rate - Business - The Boston Globe
danthegas: Romney stated that his speaking fees were entirely donated to charity--thus this income was offset by the charitable deduction he made of the entire amount. Pretty clever of his accountant more »
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Comment on: Tarek Mehanna found guilty on all terror charges - Metro - The Boston Globe
Did the jury convict Mehanna for treason? more »
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Comment on: 'GOP’
Medicare tax rate is 1.45% of payroll for employee and 1.45% payroll for employer. Is this a sacred percentage? Is there some barrier to increasing the percentage of payroll? Are all in Congress cowar more »
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Comment on: Ryanâs Medicare plan is unfair â but at least he has one - The Boston Globe
zking: FYI, only 10 years worth of "Boomers" are affected by this--those born between 1946 and 1956. The younger Boomers will pay higher rates. Back in 1983, us "Boomers" were told that we would be pa more »
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Comment on: Walmartâs foes arenât doing low-income people any favors - The Boston Globe
ChristyBayberry: I just bought a $500.00 retail price Armani grey turtleneck made out of silk, wool and cotton at TJ Maxx for $15 bucks on clearance. I just ordered a tile that the local tile store so more »
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Comment on: Unionsâ plan on health costs offers way too little, too late - The Boston Globe
Yes, its true that public sector workers have more 4-year college graduates, but let's remember what those masters' degrees are in---public administration, social work, education. Not exactly the rock more »
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Comment on: 9-year-old%20girl%20left%20home%20alone%20all%20day
"All you folks who talk about being left alone at 9 or even working as a 9 year old, rethink! It is a new era. Pedophiles are everywhere and they have no compunctions about doing anything to a child." more »
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Comment on: The myths about unions - The Boston Globe
The workers in Wisconsin work under a rather complicated collective bargaining agreement explained rather well in this article:
http://slinkingtowardretirement.com/?p=27566 more » -
Comment on: The myths about unions - The Boston Globe
Was just perusing the eLobbyist website which brought up the the pending legislation at the State House sponsored by the Rep from your zip code. This is a Draft Bill from my rep: H1602 - "Notwithstand more »
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Comment on: 'Failed fiscal savvy'
That's no worse than our "city" manager in a town south of Boston. After no other candidates were allowed to apply for our position as "Town Manager", our local District Court Judge was allowed to lea more »
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Comment on: 'Obama’
statis-quo said: "The man who devoted his half term to the bureaucratic Xanadu of Obamacare, instead of focusing on job creation and growth." This is the thing that always gets to me about right-wing more »
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Comment on: The rooferâs song - The Boston Globe
After 35 years in the plumbing business, I've learned which calls not to answer by their telltale telephone prefixes. Its kind of like the mortgage banks' "redlining" of the inner city in the 1970's, more »
Most of the cost of this drug will be born by taxpayers, through Medicare, Medicaid or the VA. I can't see a private insurer approving this drug for use on a widespread basis. There are other, less more »