Social Security

One of our listeners, Larry in Great Falls, shared a great update- a bill to stop taxing Social Security benefits in Montana is moving forward in the state House of Representatives.

It's not the only source of income.

The bill would exempt from taxes the first $30,000 in Social Security income for a single person and $60,000 for a couple.

Money guru Mike McCormick joined Tom and Shane for this week’s Weekly Market Wrap Up.

Steve Conover, Ph.D, author of “Neutering The National Debt” joined Tom Egelhoff and Shane Montalban to talk about deficits and the national debt.

The average Social Security income is around $1,300 a month or $15,600 per year. Not exactly Lotto winnings.

Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg is calling for some form of federal guaranteed income for, not just the poor, but for all Americans. Sort of a minimum wage salary.

I don’t post much political comment in my blog unless it’s business related. But I feel compelled to come to the aid of my liberal friends on social media.

Your friendly neighborhood police officer might detain you until the proper numbers are discovered that identify you. Your name is unimportant.

Current workers, who have worked their way up to $15, are not going to accept entry-level pay. So the employer is under pressure to increase payroll of all workers.