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.
The amount of a personâs Social Security income that is taxable under the U.S. federal tax code depends on two factors: a taxpayerâs filing status and the size of the taxpayerâs âcombined incomeâ (adjusted gross income + nontaxable interest + half of Social Security benefits). Connecticut allows taxpayers to fully exempt Social Security income from state income tax if income is less than $60,000 (for joint filers). 2  Kansas exempts Social Security benefits from state income tax if federal adjusted gross income is if $75,000 or under.