What is the breakdown of revenue among federal, state, and local governmentsTax Policy Center
You really should include taxes (federal and state income taxes) paid. They are definitely an expense and they are usually one of the top expenses of Americans along with housing and insurance. One of my measures of wealth is the amount of taxes paid compared to the increase in net worth ...
Of course, everyone in Canada (except oil-rich Alberta) is paying both a provincial tax (6-8%) on goods and a federal tax (6%) on goods and services. So the final number is a little higher, but the difference does not seem outrageous. However, our RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings ...
Romney:Defended 2008 bailout of financial institutions as a necessary step to avoid the system's collapse, criticized the bailout of General Motors and Chrysler and said any such aid should not single out specific companies. Cap federal spending at 20 percent of gross domestic product, down from...
On December 23, 2022, the US House of Representatives passed theConsolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, an omnibus spending bill authorizing roughly $1.7 trillion in new Federal spending. Included in the monstrous 4,000+ page document was the much-anticipated and long-awaited retirement...
That category presumably refers to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Plan, which replaced the Food Stamp Act of 1997 back in 2008. The calculations were based on numbers from years ago. Since then, federal spending on programs has changed and so have federal income tax brackets, meani...
In 1984, the Federal Trade Commission established “The Funeral Rule.” This law grants you the following rights when dealing with a funeral provider: Buy only what you select rather than having to accept the packages they offer you. Obtain price information over the phone. See a General Price...
As wefunnel our spending through a credit card(where possible), I use mint.com to organize transactions into categories where I pulled most of the numbers below. Here are the numbers; Housing Expenses: $9,180 ($765/month) Mortgage: $0 ...
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"This was a painful report with few bright spots for consumers," said Robert Frick, corporate economist with Navy Federal Credit Union. "Not only did most food prices rise after they seemed to flatten out, car insurance had a big jump." ...