The federal government and most states use a system of progressive income tax rates. This means that as your taxable income increases, so does your maximum tax rate. In the 2014 tax year, for example, single people with a taxable income of $9,075 or less pay federal income tax at the tax rate of 10 percent.n the 2014 tax year, for example, single people with a taxable income of $9,075 or less pay federal income tax at the tax rate of 10 percent.
Betty White Is Not Dead, The Internet Just Got Its Homophones Mixed Up. Betty White, pillar of humanity and shining example of all that is funny and spectacular in the world, fell victim to a death hoax Wednesday evening, Sept. 3. White's many fans and other Internet news consumers who don't read past headlines confused dyes with dies and satire with reality, and pronounced the Golden Girls star dead.
For Some Reason, Everyone Thinks Rue McClanahan Of âThe Golden Girlsâ Just Died Again. The hit television show The Golden Girls has been off the air for a long time now, and out of the four main stars, only Betty White remains alive. Estelle Getty died in 2008. Bea Arthur died in 2009. Oddly enough, Rue McClanahan passed away in 2010, but for some reason, her death notice has gone viral and a lot of people think she just died today. It isnât exactly known as to why, but the death report of McClanahan written by the New York Times over five years ago is being passed around.