Use of the term Anglo-Saxon begins with Walter Scott, as an adjective meant to differentiate the common people of England from the haughty and oppressive Norman-French aristocracy (the so-called Norman yoke).
Pretax Payroll Deductions. Pretax payroll deductions are qualified deductions that lower your employees' taxable wages. You subtract their contributions from their gross wages before figuring their tax withholding. Some pretax deductions reduce taxable wages for income tax; others reduce taxable wages for Social Security and Medicare taxes.
The more I look into this, I don't see that any pre-tax deductions can be taken for life insurance over $50K. I was equating life insurance with LTD, for instance, where pre-tax deductions yield taxable benefits and post-tax deductions yield tax-free benefits. I now don't see how this can apply to life over $50K.