Jerry McNerney ran as a write-in candidate in the March 2004 Democratic Primary in California's 11th congressional district. He received 1,667 votes (3% of the votes cast), and, having no opposition (no candidates were listed on the Democratic primary ballot), won the primary.
Three steps to calculate social security benefits. 1  First, a workerâs previous earnings are restated in terms of todayâs wages to reflect wage growth.2  Second, earnings for the highest 35 years are averaged and divided by the number of months in 35 years to arrive at Average Indexed Monthly Earnings (AIME). Second, earnings for the highest 35 years are averaged and divided by the number of months in 35 years to arrive at Average Indexed Monthly Earnings (AIME).
In determining whether your Social Security benefits are subject to income tax, the IRS uses combined income. To figure your combined income, start with your adjusted gross income, and then add your nontaxable interest and dividends plus half of that year's Social Security benefit amount.he Social Security Administration does not count traditional IRA distributions as income in calculating your annual benefit amounts, but the Internal Revenue Service does count the same distributions in figuring your tax liability. Neither agency counts Roth IRA distributions as income.