Supposedly, he and his troops drank it after defeating the Prussian army in 1809. Wine Snobs, Thereâs a Beer for You Jordan Salcito April 4, 2014. Prussian militarism was unlovely, to be sure, but the Kaiser was no FÃ¼hrer. The Utterly Pointless First World War Michael F. Bishop May 21, 2013. The whole purpose was to create this idea that there was this Prussian juggernaut.
Officially known as the wage base limit, the threshold changes every year. For 2015, the maximum amount of earnings subject to tax is $118,500. You pay no taxes on any income earned beyond that amount. Next up: Certain religious groups.
Americans pay many types of taxes. One of the biggest misconceptions about the U.S. tax code is that a large portion of Americans do not pay federal taxes. Although it is true that the bottom 40 percent of income earners pay no individual income tax, they face payroll taxes if they are working. In fact, about 90 percent of American taxpayers pay more in payroll taxes than in individual income taxes.