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Make no mistake: the girls were getting a little help from Uncle Sam.
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Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Don’t Forget Taxes Even if a business does, Uncle Sam will not accept late payments.
—Petr Marek, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Among Uncle Sam’s issues, the Wall Street veteran says, is that notion that the country is drifting away from its can-do roots.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Wait until age 70, and Uncle Sam will bump your benefit by 8% per year.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
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Dan Piepenbring, Harper's Magazine, 23 Sep. 2024
Don’t Forget Taxes Even if a business does, Uncle Sam will not accept late payments.
—Petr Marek, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
Among Uncle Sam’s issues, the Wall Street veteran says, is that notion that the country is drifting away from its can-do roots.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
Wait until age 70, and Uncle Sam will bump your benefit by 8% per year.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Uncle Sam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Uncle%20Sam. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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Uncle Sam
noun
Un·cle Sam
ˌəŋ-kəl-ˈsam 
1
: the U.S. government thought of or represented as a person
2
: the American nation or people
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