The leaves are quite edible, and often used raw in salads and cooked as greens. Older leaves have a stronger, sometimes objectionable flavor, and can be tough and stringy, but can be used to make tea. Plantain is very high in vitamins A and C and in calcium. Medicinally, Native Americans used plantain leaves to relieve the pain of bee stings and insect bites, stop the itching of poison ivy and other allergic rashes, and promote healing in sores and bruises.
With a few exceptions, all salaried income, up to an amount specifically determined by law (see tax rate table below), is subject to the Social Security payroll tax. All income over said amount is not taxed. In 2017, the maximum amount of taxable earnings was $127,200.
To calculate income taxes, most taxpayers must calculate their adjusted gross income, which includes all income from wages, investments and other sources. Social Security recipients, on the other hand, must calculate their combined income, which includes adjusted gross income in addition to nontaxable interest and Social Security benefits. This combined income figure can be used to determine whether or not you will have to pay taxes on your benefits, and roughly how much of your benefits are taxable.