Recent questions tagged income

Description : Am I obligated to tell credit card companies my income?

Last Answer : I don’t answer them. Like you, I pay up monthly and don’t want higher limits.

Description : Is Vladimir Putin actually a billionaire?

Last Answer : Where does any criminal get his money?

Description : Does universal basic income work?

Last Answer : Iran tried it back in 2011. Go here for the results.

Description : Why should we want Progressive leadership?

Last Answer : We want a country where everyone can enjoy healthcare, schooling for their kids and a house to live in. A country where such basic services are denied to the poor and even some of the middle classes is ... have been there before and the times were not good. We don't want to go back there again.

Description : Would a basic income for everyone work?

Last Answer : answer:The basic income theory wouldn’t work because people who wanted special treatment or favors would simply pay extra. In order tor something like that to work, all prices would have to be standardized as well.

Description : What has prevented you from acquiring great financial wealth?

Last Answer : Bad luck.

Description : What is the correlation between income and intelligence?

Last Answer : answer:This is the perfect Q for Wandaywatta. He would know the real stats most likely. I would guess there is a correlation, that the more intelligent the more likely to make a lot of money, but ... and make lots of money. Anything can happen. Hard work is the most important thing in my mind.

Description : What is your formula for tipping?

Last Answer : I pretty much tip regardless at about 20%. If I am with a party of people, about $2 per person comes pretty close to the same. As an added treat for me, I will adjust the amount to make my total come to an even amount.

Description : How does your country compare in terms of average wages?

Last Answer : answer:Here is a list of America’s lowest paying jobs, as of 2011. Our lowest paid job is also fast food cooks, who make $18,720.00 US. That works out to about AU$19784.42. Quite a big difference in salary between the US and AU! What is the cost of living like in Australia?

Description : Can a poet make enough money at poetry to survive? And if so, is that a good idea?

Last Answer : answer:Not really. Is it a good thing? I don’t think suffering is the only inspiration for art.

Description : Is it profitable for health care providers to accept patients on Medicaid?

Last Answer : answer:Medicaid and Medicare are two different kettles of fish, you should forgive the analogy. I essentially prepaid for my Medicare treatments so far, having incurred almost no expenses yet and having ... AARP Medigap policy to pick up the slack from Medicare. So my docs get two reimbursements.)

Description : How much does your country's leader earn and is it a fair rate for the job?

Last Answer : answer:I think the US president makes around $250 to $300,000.00. Considering the extent of the job, I’d say that’s awfully low. Particularly since CEOs, actors, and sports figures make in the millions for, arguably, much less stressfull jobs.

Description : Just where is the line between poor and rich?

Last Answer : It’s all in the mind. (IMHO)

Description : How much is the income tax for modelling? (NYC)

Last Answer : Are you employed or are you a private contractor? Did you fill out a w-4? You decide how much taxes to take out based on your w-4

Description : What's the best way to visually show social mobility over time?

Last Answer : I would think a line graph, with a different colored line for how each bracket started out, would effectively show that information.

Description : Are movies obsolete?

Last Answer : answer:I would say movies are definitely more of a niche market at this point. That doesn't make them obsolete but I do think that where they were once the center of artistic creativity in terms of ... say that video games have taken the place as the dominant form - I would say the internet has.

Description : If I were to be paid by only cash, how would I prove my income?

Last Answer : You mean for, e.g., getting a loan? If you’re getting paid cash, above the table, you should be getting a 1099, which works as proof of income.