08-23-2013, 03:21 AM
UNJ - you do realize that social security recipients are taxed on anything over the base amount of:
$32,000 for married couples filing jointly.
$25,000 for single, head of household, qualifying widow/widower with a dependent child, or married individuals filing separately who did not live with their spouses at any time during the year.
So the group that is seemingly making so much money - it taxed twice if they should exceed say $25K since maybe they are a widow.
Hawaii has one of the highest COL in the US. If the average is 100%, then Hawaii sits at about 164% depending on which study you look at. Those on a fixed income - i.e SS and pensions, lost 1.7% just in one year (2012 to 2013). With the 2012 HI Poverty line set about $11, 500 - I do not see how your #'s make sense.
If I was you, I would go after the amount spent on wars and stupidity rather than tutu's SS.
The other part of this is, especially in Hawaii, the group between 50-74 seem to be the ones financially helping their family members in the the group above (the more senior tutus) and the groups below (college, first home down payments, etc) privately without government intervention.
$32,000 for married couples filing jointly.
$25,000 for single, head of household, qualifying widow/widower with a dependent child, or married individuals filing separately who did not live with their spouses at any time during the year.
So the group that is seemingly making so much money - it taxed twice if they should exceed say $25K since maybe they are a widow.
Hawaii has one of the highest COL in the US. If the average is 100%, then Hawaii sits at about 164% depending on which study you look at. Those on a fixed income - i.e SS and pensions, lost 1.7% just in one year (2012 to 2013). With the 2012 HI Poverty line set about $11, 500 - I do not see how your #'s make sense.
If I was you, I would go after the amount spent on wars and stupidity rather than tutu's SS.
The other part of this is, especially in Hawaii, the group between 50-74 seem to be the ones financially helping their family members in the the group above (the more senior tutus) and the groups below (college, first home down payments, etc) privately without government intervention.