Questions tagged [income]
Questions relating to wages, salaries, or other sources of income in the general population. For questions about salaries for government employees, please use [public-sector-compensation].
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What's the point of preventing high-earning taxpayers from using CalFile (tax preparation program/service of the California Franchise Tax Board)?
I read that CalFile (tax preparation program/service of the California Franchise Tax Board) does not accept taxpayers with an income above some threshold. Why banning them from using CalFile?
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Why is it considered okay for income level to affect tax rate but not the right to have children?
Some rights declared in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights are routinely limited by law:
Right to liberty, access to public service, rest and leisure, to freely participate in the cultural ...
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Iceland is going on strike because of the gender wage gap. What's their current wage gap when adjusting for hours worked and other variables?
As per CNN:
The strike, which is known as the “Women’s Day Off” or “Kvennafrí” in
Icelandic, hopes to raise awareness about the “systemic” wage
discrimination and gender-based violence faced by women ...
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Is there a country or state where declining inheritance (disclaiming) is not allowed?
After reading this comment I wondered if there is any country or state where people (at least in some circumstances) cannot choose if they inherit or not.
Refusing (declining or disclaiming) an ...
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What is the purpose of an inheritance tax when inheritance could be taxed like other income?
Many countries have special laws regarding inheritance taxes. Why would this be treated separately when it could just be taxed equally to all other income?
Suppose Eve normally earns €50,000 per year. ...
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UK National Insurance increase and impact on low vs high earners
National Insurance payments are increasing in the UK this April. I am seeing arguments against this that say the increase will have a higher impact on the lower-paid.
This BBC article shows the new ...
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Affirmative action based on economic status
The reservation system in India is based on caste. Similar affirmative action policies of many other countries are based on minority communities. I think Israel is an example.
Is there a country who ...
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Correlation between (household) median income and Democratic vote share?
I have read that wealthier states tend to vote Democratic while poorer states tend to vote Republican. There is data that backs this up. What is the correlation between statewide median incomes and 2 ...
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Can a reduction of employer taxation lead to more equal income?
In Argentina, it's usually said that the economic burden on employers is very heavy (just an example). So much so that, if it were lifted, more people would become employed, but I don't quite ...
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Effectiveness of wealth-adjusted basic income?
Proposals for basic income of some sort are currently popular. Some of these proposals are universal (everyone gets the same amount), whereas others would adjust for income, such that a millionaire ...
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Why is the gender pay gap quoted at 20% even though it's lower when controlling for variables?
Roughly speaking, the average woman in the U.S. earns 80% as much per year as the average man. (I'm not sure if that's over all people or just those employed)
I was raised in a time where people ...
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What is the justification of imposing higher minimum salary for foreign workers than for the local ones?
According to this article and this one, the minimum monthly salary for foreign workers in Romania is significantly larger than the minimum one for local workers:
Effective January 6, 2018, the ...
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Is income tax specific to democratic countries?
I was wondering, the US has income taxes, but many Arab countries do not.
While many Arab states are considered frontier markets, others like the UAE and Qatar are considered emerging markets.
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Why are "the rich" more able to identify the party which represent their interests than "the poor"?
Consider the following premises, for which I think there is fair degree of consensus (at least according to my knowledge of political history of Latin America, but perhaps more broadly):
the majority ...
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Has high taxation of the rich been sustainable as an economic policy?
One of the backbone philosophies of the recent Labour party campaign was higher taxation of high earners (those earning above £80'000 per year to be precise).
Has very high taxation of high earners ...
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