Word: ira
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...where this is going: The higher up the income ladder you are, the more you get -- and it?s only gotten worse for ordinary joes like me since the House and Senate bills were combined. Under the Senate bill sponsored by William Roth (who brought us the laudable Roth IRA), the middle 60 percent of American families, who pay a third of all taxes, would have gotten 33 percent of the tax breaks. Now they?re getting 21 percent. Roth had the top 20 percent of incomes, who pay two-thirds of the taxes, slated for 66 percent; now they...
Under current law, individuals who take money from an IRA to make a charitable contribution--which includes those made to colleges and universities faced a stiff tax penalty...
Under the new proposal, individuals over age 70 and one-half will be able to make donations with IRA money withdrawn tax-free, starting...
...with the refund they?ve always wanted ? a 10-year, $792 billion smattering of tax cuts that combines the House?s across-the-board dreams (in this version, a one-percentage-point cut in every bracket) with the Senate?s targeted goodies (relief of the marriage penalty, increase IRA contribution limits) that make the measure sound more like one of Bill Clinton?s than Newt Gingrich?s. And that?s exactly why maybe ? just maybe ? some of this begging-to-be-vetoed bill might survive the summer. "The fact that it has so many of the earmarks of William Roth...
...Unionists have said there?s no assembly because the IRA hasn?t started decommissioning its weapons, and the IRA is saying it?s not going to decommission its weapons because there?s no assembly," says TIME London correspondent Helen Gibson. "That?s forced them to bring back George Mitchell and start all over again." After a month of meeting the parties, Mitchell will begin a formal review process on September 6, based on the principles adopted last year: an inclusive self-rule assembly, and internationally monitored disarmament by May 2000. And like any good marriage counselor, he?ll start...