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Back of the envelope, it seems that every working American pays a flat 15 percent of salary, plus around 5 percent to 10 percent in state and sales taxes on every dollar earned or spent, respectively, plus some unknown amount in property taxes (and renters get screwed the most here, since rent of course includes prorated property tax pass-throughs), plus gasoline taxes, plus some special local taxes (such as D.C.'s extra taxes on restaurant meals, liquor, and other "sin" taxes).
Working for Free Pays Off for Caring Lawyer
CBS's SportsLine.com actually pays you to get sports scores from their site.
Standard Medicare coverage pays only 80 percent of doctor and hospital bills and nothing for drugs.
A NYT investigation of Colin Powell's charity, America's Promise, alleges that it has undefined goals, does not meet its own deadlines, takes credit for corporate contributions and community projects with which it is only peripherally involved, and does not reveal how or how much it pays its top officers, as charities traditionally do.