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  2. Federal takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - Wikipedia

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    The Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008—passed by the United States Congress on July 24, 2008, with bipartisan support and signed into law by President George W. Bush on July 30, 2008—enabled expanded regulatory authority over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac by the newly established FHFA, and gave the U.S. Treasury the authority to advance ...

  3. Social Security Wage Base - Wikipedia

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    Note that although self-employed individuals pay 12.4%, this is mitigated two ways. First, half of the amount of the tax is reduced from salary before figuring the tax (you don't pay Social Security tax on the tax your employer pays for you.) Second, the "employer" half is an adjustment to income on the front page of Form 1040.

  4. Salaries of members of the United States Congress - Wikipedia

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    US Senate salaries House of Representatives salaries. This chart shows historical information on the salaries that members of the United States Congress have been paid. [1] The Government Ethics Reform Act of 1989 provides for an automatic increase in salary each year as a cost of living adjustment that reflects the employment cost index. [2]

  5. Rate schedule (federal income tax) - Wikipedia

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    (1) Because he is single, the pertinent rate table is Schedule X. [2] (2) Given that his income falls between $164,296 and $209,425, he uses the fifth bracket in Schedule X. [2] (3) His federal income tax will be "$33,602.42 plus 32% of the amount over $164,295." [2] Applying this formula to Taxpayer A, one arrives at the following result:

  6. 2018–2019 United States federal government shutdown

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    About 380,000 federal employees were furloughed, and an additional 420,000 employees for the affected agencies were expected to work with their pay delayed until the end of the shutdown, totaling 800,000 workers affected out of 2.1 million civilian non-postal federal employees. [122]

  7. Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 - Wikipedia

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    The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, also known as the "bank bailout of 2008" or the "Wall Street bailout", was a United States federal law enacted during the Great Recession, which created federal programs to "bail out" failing financial institutions and banks.

  8. 2008 Canadian federal budget - Wikipedia

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    The Canadian federal budget for the 2008-2009 fiscal year was presented to the House of Commons of Canada by Finance Minister Jim Flaherty on February 26, 2008. [3]The budget included a surplus of $10.2 billion to be applied to pay down federal debt, and the introduction of the Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA). [4]

  9. Uniformed services pay grades of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Schedule 8 - Pay of the Uniformed Services Part I--Monthly Basic Pay ($) (as of 1 January 2024) [49] [46] Pay Grade Years of service (computed under 37 U.S.C. 205) < 2 Years 2 - 3 Years 3 - 4 Years 4 - 6 Years 6 - 8 Years 8 - 10 Years 10 - 12 Years 12 - 14 Years 14 - 16 Years 16 - 18 Years 18 - 20 Years 20 - 22 Years 22 - 24 Years 24 - 26 Years