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Show security to six per ".v mother $2.75 0f the mg me $31. "-Ifav. "And besides, they're about a sales tax and hj "l come taxes." ,her m. So we got out the iatM able figures on cos, "We looked up the bur,' labor statistics- "maimed ," el." This is fied t ,Vef-skilled, ,Vef-skilled, overalLwearin with two children i, lc that this budget doenVUU,i proach the content of w, a, be considered a Slti , !' American standard of liviI' It covers food-"an diet at minimum cost," housing, fuel and iight newspaper, ice for Kf one movie a week "r" Taxes Bother Friend Joe Table Shows Income Tax Deductions Friend Joe, again is worrying about his income tax. Here's a one-act play that toll's the income tax deduction story. "The income tax will take 20 per cent of my pay, Secretary Morgenthau wants 25 per cent for war bonds, now they want to take 6 per cent for social security, se-curity, prices seem to be going up. Where am I gonna wind up?" Well, we pointed out that the payroll deduction for income tax isn't going to be 20 per cent of the amount above his exemptions j (Joe is married, has two children, child-ren, earn $55 a week.) We told Joe, too, that Secretary Secre-tary Morgenthau acknowledges there are some people who simply sim-ply can't put 25 per cent into war bonds. And that Congress hasn't shown any inclination to raise the social security to 5 or 6 per cent as'' some government leaders lead-ers have urged. However, the present deduction of 1 per cent will go up to 2 per cent next year unless Congress postpones the increase in-crease again. We sat down with Joe and listed his weekly deductions as they'll be under the new income tax collection plan: Income tax $3.80. DEDUCTIONS UNDER NEW TAX LAW The following ubic s, schedule of payroU dl ' which will be made by emi,w en under the new 20 J" pay-as-you-go income tax law t gmmng July I- Weekly Sino" y Persons depn. i,m $ 10 to $ 14.99 $ ho W 15 to 19.99 1.10 20 20 to 24.99 2.10 30 25 to 29.9 9 3.10 .70 M 30 to 39.99 4.60 220 ;j 40 to 49.99 6.60 4.20 19 50 to 59.99 8.60 6.20 IS) 60 to 69.99 10.60 8.20 58) 70 to 79.99 12.60 10.20 7M , 80 to 89.99 14.60 12.20 99) 90 to 99.99 16.60 14.20 liai 100 to 109.99 18.60 16.20 138! 110 to 119.99 20.60 10.20 1SM 120 to 129.9 9 22.60 20 20 i; 130 to 139.99 24.60 22.20 m 140 to 149.99 26.60 24.20 M 150 to 159.00 28.60 26.20 23 ft) 160 to 169.99 30.60 28.20 25 M 170 to 179.99 32.60 30.20 2i 180 to 189.99 34.60 32.20 2 190 to 199.99 36.60 34.20 US, Ten per cent lor war bonds '$5.50. y Company pension plan $1.65. Life insurance (group plan) $1.00. Social security 55 cents. Hospitalization (group plan) 50 cents. Total deductions: $13. That'll leave Joe with $42 a week. "But if I put 25 per cent into war bonds, that would be $13.75 or $8.25 more," Joe sighed. "Then I'd have $21.25 taken out of my pay. That'd leave me only $33.75. And how much'll that buy? "And if they boost the social |