Despite fresh tax rate reductions of your Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, leading marginal tax bracket for many retirees is a whopping fouthy-six.3%. Why? Because Social Security benefits are subject to income tax bill. Those affected are Social Security recipients who have enough good fortune (misfortune?) to get subject to both the 25% tax bracket along with the 85% inclusion rate for Social Security benefits. In addition, Merck, another pharmaceutical company, ag...

Despite fresh tax rate reductions of your Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, leading marginal tax bracket for many retirees is a whopping fouthy-six.3%. Why? Because Social Security benefits are subject to income tax bill. Those affected are Social Security recipients who have enough good fortune (misfortune?) to get subject to both the 25% tax bracket along with the 85% inclusion rate for Social Security benefits. In addition, Merck, another pharmaceutical company, ag...