Couples would see the means test start to reduce benefi ts if they had non -Social Security income. equal to $110,000, and they would receive no benefits if their income was over $165,000. In the. case of both individuals and couples, the decision would be based on their annual tax return.
oxen - domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; so many head of cattle; wait till the cows come home; seven thin and ill-favored kine- Bible; a team of oxen. Bos taurus, cattle, cows, kine. calf - young of domestic cattle.
Subscribe to our Question of the Week: Question: What is an ox goad / oxgoad in the Bible?. Answer: An ox goad is a wooden tool, approximately eight feet long, fitted with an iron spike or point at one end, which was used to spur oxen as they pulled a plow or cart. It often had an iron scraper at the non-pointed end to clear clods of earth from the plowshare when it became weighed down.