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Old 01-28-2009, 06:19 PM
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just received my monthly Edward Jones Newsletter. It's called "Investment Perspective" and covers all kinds of topics each month.

This month there was a segment entitled, "Social Security and Taxes In Retirement". This part blew me out of the water: The taxable amount of Social Security Benefits for a couple filing jointly whose provisional annual income is more than $ 44,000 is up to 85%. 85%!!!! After contributing to this fund for over 40 years we can expect to get back 15% of our benefits. I shoulda invested with Bernie Madoff.... a better ROI. Somebody tell me it ain't so.
OK... I'm a dummy.... I just realized that is the precentage SUBJECT to taxation... NOT the percent tax....