Friday, May 18, 2012

Social Security Benefits & Taxes

Article Title: Social Security Benefits & Taxes
Snippet of Article: "...So after years of paying income taxes on your “contributions” you are ready to retire and collect the benefits—only to find out that they may be taxable! It doesn’t seem fair, does it? Well, here’s how..."


Source: socialsecuritynewsgroup.blogspot.com

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Thursday, May 10, 2012

House bill would effectively cut federal employees' pay by 5 percent

Article Title: House passes bill to cut feds' take-home pay by 5%
Snippet of Article: "...The bill would effectively cut federal employees' pay by 5 percent, and leave FERS employees contributing 5.8 percent of each paycheck toward their pensions and CSRS employees contributing 12 percent. The House approved the bill 218-199..."


Source: www.federaltimes.com

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