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...should have been booted out of the country years ago. Betty's father is an illegal immigrant from Mexico. To hear Lou Dobbs and Pat Buchanan tell it, our fellow citizens are boiling with resentment against people like Betty. Taking our kids' spots in college! Helping themselves to our orthodontia! Stealing low-paid magazine jobs that rightfully belong to American trust-fund babies...
...Slab-sided referees took their positions. The combatants appeared, 17-year-old Texans big around as the bole of a sequoia born when the local mail came by Pony Express. The Midland band played Dixie. Young drill teams strutted: the dancers had the tendony legs of Appaloosas--and orthodontia that cost the earth. A student gave the prayer over the loudspeaker: "Thanks for getting us here O.K., Lord, and I just pray you let the boys play without any harm to anyone, and I just pray everyone plays to the best of their abilities with the talents you've given...
Until the law changes, plan your FSA for costs you are sure to incur, such as deductibles and scheduled orthodontia for the kids. Multiply that amount by your tax bracket (say, 28%), and add that amount as a reserve. Even if you never spend a dime of the reserve, the tax savings on your contributions ensure you'll be no worse off than if you hadn't enrolled. And odds are you'll tap the reserve--even if you don't wear glasses...
...Until the law changes, plan your FSA for costs you are sure to incur, such as deductibles and scheduled orthodontia for the kids. Multiply that amount by your tax bracket (say, 28%), and add that amount as a reserve. Even if you never spend a dime of the reserve, the tax savings on your contributions ensure you'll be no worse off than if you hadn't enrolled. And odds are you'll tap the reserve - even if you don't wear glasses...
...have enough reminders of the terror without that revolting picture," declared an Arizonan. But plenty of you were struck by something else. "That Pakistani protester must have a great dental plan," wrote a Californian. "He has a perfect set of teeth." A New Jersey man agreed. "My two daughters' orthodontia didn't come close to those teeth. What's in the water over there?" We don't know about Pakistan's water or dental plans, but we can tell you that the photo was unretouched...