Same in UK.

Australia has a "tax free threshold" currently around $18,000. Below this you pay no tax and the old age pension and most other welfare payments are below this amount.

I dont pay Tax on my pensions, from Either of the UK or Australia,

Illinois does not tax state pensions as income tax,,

Since when are pension payments "tax free" ??

: (22 August 2017 - 07:51 PM) Anybody know about Limpiado Beach resort on small island near Biliran called Gigatangan? Cancelling plan for Caliacoan because surf forecast is TOTALLY FLAT asio diverting to Biliran, but this place seems to have best beach in the area.

eclipse over here, Here comes the sun... Cool.. Nasa has a large research contingency here today..

Made millions off the university students here over the years, my dorm had students from all over the world, including Russia, Iraq, S America, S Korea, China, Japan.. But some were a real pain in the ass, as they were the top, of the top, from their countries.

What is happening State Wide is the pension programs paying 75% of regular pay, and no income tax, plus 3% raise a year is milking the state dry. Ex wife is drawing $90k a year as a retired HS Phys Teacher..

SIU 30 years ago had 24000 enrollment, but they started to bring south side Chicago residents in and lowered the ACT and SAT required scored,, enrollment almost cut in half.

Carbondale now on FOX news live

Says Carbondale has "faltering university based economy"

Even WSJ has article about Carbondale; https://www.wsj.com/...hine-1503266827

Bright sun here,, Our town is a big host to many surrounding town and schools.. Carbondale.. They are renting out parking spaces for $40, and require 3 days reservation for all the hotels within 50 miles of here.. Just drove thru town about an hour ago, and wall to wall traffic and some great look eye candy walking

I understand that West Coast sold out of Tinfoil.. but Missouri seems to prefer Saran Rap, Claim they can "SEE CLEARLY" now

Buddah is there cloud cover there?

They say it is raining in Missouri and Nebraska so they are not getting the show like in Oregon right now

The small town I speak of is the longest time covered. in Southern Illinois,,

Salem is hardly a small town. CNN is live at the state capitol right now. Just a couple minutes from totality

Total eclipse starts in Oregon in about 10 min,, We have 100,000 visitors to our small town since it seems our town is a the epicenter of the merge...