When Social Security is taxable at all, you have to pay taxes on at least 50 percent of your benefits. As your income increases the percentage can reach a maximum of 85 percent of your annual benefit amount. This maximum percentage applies when your income reaches $34,000 if you file as single.
While some of that 80% is used to treat animal illnesses, the majority (90%) is administered through the animalsâ water or feed to assist the animalsâ growth and subsequent weight gain and to also preventively help the livestock survive the harsh farm and living conditions through antibiotic treatment.
The CDC reports that the rate of Campylobacter infections per 100,000 population increased by 14 percent between 2006-2008 and 2011. The most recent round of federal meat tests found that 26 percent of raw chicken pieces contained an antibiotic-resistant form of Campylobacter. Of all the Campylobacter microbes found on the raw chicken samples, 58 percent were resistant to at least one antibiotic, and 14 percent were resistant to several antibiotics.