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Most wage earners were not affected by the income tax increase.
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Indeed, the vast majority of small-business owners have no choice but to do so and pay the same taxes that wage earners pay, including Medicare.
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Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 11 Dec. 2024
Premature death takes a human toll as well as an economic one on households and societies, striking down wage earners in the prime of their lives.
—Gavin Yamey, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
Those who stand to benefit the most, Gleckman said, are tipped wage earners who make more money, such as waiters at higher-end restaurants.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
The gap demonstrates the extent to which inflation during Biden and Harris’ term, though now slowing back to its long-term average, has impacted wage earners.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
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Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 11 Dec. 2024
Premature death takes a human toll as well as an economic one on households and societies, striking down wage earners in the prime of their lives.
—Gavin Yamey, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
Those who stand to benefit the most, Gleckman said, are tipped wage earners who make more money, such as waiters at higher-end restaurants.
—Cindy Carcamo, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
The gap demonstrates the extent to which inflation during Biden and Harris’ term, though now slowing back to its long-term average, has impacted wage earners.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC News, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Wage earner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wage%20earner. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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