News tagged with real income
Study separates russian flat tax myth and fact
Jun 17, 2009 |
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Proponents of a flat rate income tax often point to Russia's 2001 switch to a 13 percent flat tax as nothing short of an economic miracle.
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Should real profits in virtual worlds be taxed? ISU professors say there's a way to do it
Apr 03, 2008 |
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Ben Franklin's astute observation -- "In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes" -- has stood the test of time fairly well over the past 219 years. Until now.
Low-income women 4 times more likely to report fair or poor health
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Low-income women are four times more likely than higher-income women to report fair or poor health and nearly twice as likely to report a health condition that limits their basic physical activities, according to a new policy ...
Wide income gap linked to deaths in both rich and poor nations
Oct 23, 2007 |
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A wide income gap between the most affluent and the worst off in society is closely associated with higher death rates worldwide, especially for younger adults, finds a study published on bmj.com today as part of a global ...
New U.S. Census report shows poverty increasing more in West than elsewhere
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Sep 10, 2009 |
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Income in the 13 western states didn't decline as steeply in 2008 as elsewhere in the country, but poverty went up more, according to a researcher at the West Coast Poverty Center at the University of Washington.
Poverty measurement in the US: Income transfers alone won't eradicate poverty
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Nov 19, 2009 |
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Barack Obama promised to halve poverty within ten years. His Republican opponent, John McCain, vowed to "make the eradication of poverty a top priority of the McCain Administration." Even in the current economic situation, ...
Young People Doing Fine When It Comes To Saving Money
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Sep 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Younger adults may be doing a better job saving for the future than many experts believe, according to a new study.
High-quality child care leads to academic success for low-income kids
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Sep 15, 2009 |
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For low income parents, finding high quality child care not only boosts the performance of their children in school, but actually combats the effects of poverty, according to a new study in the journal Child Development.
For low-income families with special needs kids, where you live matters (w/ Video)
Dec 04, 2009 |
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In the United States, caring for a child with special health care needs usually means higher medical expenses for a family — particularly for low-income families, who spend a disproportionally large share of their income ...
Shifts in consumer spending and saving will usher in a new economic era
Sep 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Consumer spending will lag rather than lead the recovery from the current recession, according to University of Michigan economist Richard Curtin
Lower income women report more insurance-based discrimination during pregnancy, delivery
Dec 04, 2009 |
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According to an analysis of statewide data taken from 1998-2001, women in Oregon who made less than $50,000 a year were more than three times likely to report they were discriminated against by health providers because of ...
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