Kenyan president announces tax relief measures to ease cost of living http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TQmBhx #Kenya #TaxRelief #CostOfLiving #EconomicGrowth #MiddleClass

How Will The Budget Help Small Taxpayers? Here’s What FM Sitharaman Says

How Will The Budget Help Small Taxpayers? Here’s What FM Sitharaman Says #UnionBudget2026 #NirmalaSitharaman #IncomeTax #TaxRelief #SmallTaxpayers #MiddleClass #BudgetSession #FinanceMinistry #NewTaxRegime #FMSitharaman #Parliament #OTV #OdishaTV #OdiaNews #OTVNews --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OdishaTV is Odisha's no 1…

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How Will The Budget Help Small Taxpayers? Here’s What FM Sitharaman Says

How Will The Budget Help Small Taxpayers? Here’s What FM Sitharaman Says #UnionBudget2026 #NirmalaSitharaman #IncomeTax #TaxRelief #SmallTaxpayers #MiddleClass #BudgetSession #FinanceMinistry #NewTaxRegime #FMSitharaman #Parliament #OTV #OdishaTV #OdiaNews #OTVNews --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OdishaTV is Odisha's no 1…

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Budget 2026 Income Tax Slabs क्या आयकर में मिली राहत? जानें नए टैक्स स्लैब, ₹12.75 लाख तक 'जीरो टैक्स' और क्या हुआ सस्ता-महंगा #Budget2026 #IncomeTax #NirmalaSitharaman #TaxSlabs #NewTaxRegime #MiddleClass #EconomyIndia #FinanceNews #TaxSavings #IndianBudget2026 #Budget2026 #IncomeTax #TaxSlabs #NirmalaSitharaman #IndianEconomy #FinancialUpdate #IncomeTaxAct2025 #MiddleClass Relief #StockMarketTax #ITRUpdates

https://vrnewslive.com/budget-2026-income-tax-slabs-nirmala-sitaraman/

“Are We Born Just to Pay Taxes?”: The Middle-Class Angst vs. Kedar Lele’s 3 Rules for Leadership

By the NewsPatron Corporate Desk #KedarLele #Leadership #CorporateIndia #MiddleClass #TaxpayerAngst “I earn with sweat, pay taxes honestly, and then watch news of others getting freebies from my money. Is the middle class born just to tolerate?” This frustration, recently voiced by a user named Rohan Magdum online, captures the heartbeat of millions of Indian professionals.…

https://newspatron.com/kedar-lele-ceo-tips-servant-leadership-middle-class-tax-reality/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

For the first time in history 🎉, more people in #Mexico 🇲🇽 are considered middle class than living in #poverty 📉. Income poverty fell from 35.5% of the population in 2018 to 21.7% in 2024 ⬇️, according to #WorldBank data. Over the same period ⏳, the #MiddleClass grew from 27.2% to 39.6% ✨.

Historic milestone: Middle cla...

With Budget 2026 just a day away, the middle class is watching closely. After last year’s big tax relief, expectations now centre on standard deduction hikes and TDS easing. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/money/union-budget-2026-will-the-middle-class-get-more-income-tax-relief-qr8zuqur?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Budget2026 #IncomeTax #MiddleClass #UnionBudget #SalariedTaxpayers

9 Tax Deductions Middle Class Retirees Shouldn’t Miss in 2026 – AOL

9 Tax Deductions Middle Class Retirees Shouldn’t Miss in 2026

By Stacy Garrels, Sun, January 25, 2026 at 9:08 AM PST

Tax season can feel a lot different once you’ve retired. You’re no longer tracking multiple W-2s or trying to squeeze in last-minute business expenses, but that doesn’t mean your taxes automatically get any easier.

Many middle-class retirees navigate multiple income sources, pay rising Medicare premiums, and assume certain deductions no longer apply once they stop working full-time.

Yet some of the most valuable tax breaks available in retirement are either new, misunderstood, or commonly overlooked. You can avoid retirement mistakes by keeping these key tax deductions on your radar for 2026.

Find Out: 14 benefits seniors are entitled to but often forget to claim

1. New senior deduction for those 65+

If you’re 65 or older, a new temporary senior deduction may reduce your taxable income. For retirees within certain income brackets, this deduction allows you to exclude up to $6,000 from taxable income between 2025 and 2028.

This deduction is separate from the standard deduction, which means eligible retirees could further lower their taxable income without having to itemize. Although not all income levels will qualify, it’s a meaningful benefit that’s worth checking into before you file.

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2. Using HSA funds for Medicare premiums

Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) don’t lose their value once you retire. If you’ve built up an HSA balance, you can continue using those funds tax-free for qualified medical expenses, which include your Medicare premiums.

Part B premiums alone can run over $200 a month for most retirees. Paying those costs from an HSA instead of taxable income can stretch your retirement dollars further and reduce overall tax burden.

3. Family gifting within annual limits

Most retirees won’t face the federal estate tax, but gifting rules can still play a role in tax planning for you and your loved ones. Each year, you can give up to the annual gift exclusion amount to as many people as you want without triggering gift taxes or filing additional paperwork.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: 9 Tax Deductions Middle Class Retirees Shouldn’t Miss in 2026 – AOL

#Authorities piling on, beating, and killing people for recording... That has been happening to #POC, #homeless, and the general #poor for a long time.

You see it happening to the #middleClass now. The violence isn't new. It's just new to you.

Now this is an #interestingReads

'One of Gerbner’s most striking findings was that heavy television viewers overwhelmingly identified as “middle-class,” regardless of income or occupation. Media consistently portrays middle-class life as universal, desirable, and normative, while obscuring class antagonism altogether. '

#communication #CultivationTheory #Mainstreaming #authoritarianism #Gerbner #middleclass

https://justaskinquestchins.substack.com/p/from-language-to-screens-using-communication

This is an absolutely must-listen interview with economist Prof. Michele Dickerson about affordability and the stress being felt by the middle class. She doesn’t just identify problems but gives real solutions to (political, social, economic) barriers to the middle class achieving realistic adulthood milestones.

#podcast #affordability #economics #middleclass #TheFinancialTimes #TheEconomicsShow

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-economics-show/id1746352576?i=1000744394960

47 years ago
Out of Vogue is the debut EP by American punk rock band Middle Class, released in January 1979.

Along with Black Flag's Nervous Breakdown EP, this album was often considered the first record of the hardcore punk genre.

#hardcorepunk #middleclass #punkrockhistory

While #Drumpf instigates #WarForOil vs #Venezuela from his #GOP bully pulpit , the US #MiddleClass are conveniently strapped over a barrel dealing with spiraling #debt and rising #Food and #Healthcare costs

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/de46c40045b45cc9

Budget 2026 preview: Will the govt cut taxes, boost jobs or raise spending? What it means for common people. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/money/budget-2025-preview-low-inflation-strong-economy-what-it-means-for-you-yk8k8tqr?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Budget2026 #IndianEconomy #Inflation #TaxRelief #MiddleClass

@dyckron Absolutely. This is a brutal reality in Australia too. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, our fertility rate has hit a record low of just 1.48 births per woman. This is far below the replacement level of 2.1 and a stark drop from where we used to be.

The data tells a clear story of decline, but the lived experience is about cost. Demographers point out this isn't just about choice; it's about the "insurmountable" barriers of housing affordability, economic insecurity, and soaring living costs. It means people are having children much later in life or not at all, not because they don't want a family, but because they literally can't afford the foundation for one.

So, you're not alone in this. We're right there with you, feeling the same crunch and facing the same difficult choices.

#australia #costofliving #fertilityrate #demographics #middleclass #affordability #economicsecurity #future

Middle Class Power: The Truth About Who Really Builds America

Teachers, workers, and public servants power America. This video dismantles Wall Street mythology and calls on the middle class to assert its true value.

What the #MiddleClass probably knows instinctively, explained explicitly: #USPol

> At $40,000, you are drowning, but the state gives you a life vest. At $100,000, you are drowning, but the state says you are a “high earner” and ties an anchor to your ankle called “Market Price.”

https://www.yesigiveafig.com/p/part-1-my-life-is-a-lie/

Would be interesting to learn, whether this pattern/problem occurs in Germany as well.

Africa: From Wealth to Inclusion - Pathways for Poverty Reduction and Middle-Class Expansion in Equatorial Guinea: [World Bank] Malabo -- new report from the World Bank Group finds that Equatorial Guinea stands at a decisive moment. The Equatorial Guinea Poverty and Equity Assessment, the first of its kind, finds that, in spite of the oil wealth that transformed this country into an upper-middle-income… http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TPS8Fx #Africa #EquatorialGuinea #PovertyReduction #MiddleClass #WorldBank

Considerations on global leisure tourism today
A tsunami in two transformations: the emergence of a thriving middle class and a "growing emphasis on experiences".

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