The light and dark bars measure the tax rates of returns for
single individuals and married individuals filing jointly, respectively.
For the 2012 index, the group looked at what the same 55-year-old
single individual would pay for between $165,000 and $200,000 in coverage.
(1) The larger standard deduction for married individuals filing jointly will "sunset" (expire) for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2010, at which time the standard deduction in effect prior to the enactment of EGTRRA 2001 will become effective (i.e., the standard deduction for married individuals filing jointly will, once again, be 167% of the standard deduction for
single individuals).
When a mating pair was enclosed with an egg-loaded bug and an unloaded bug, the pair was attacked significantly more often than the two
single individuals together, even though ant visitation rates did not differ among prey items.
With all the variety of practice, the crucial fact remains that the soloist is limited - whether practicing within the boundaries of established specialties or working across boundaries - by what
single individuals can manage.
The essence of this identification problem is the need to obtain information on how individuals, observed to be acting in a collective setting, would act as
single individuals. In Kooreman and Kapteyn (1990) data on individually stated "preferred" hours is used to give information on individuals' preferences, though the potential limitations of this method is acknowledged.
By focussing closely on the actions of
single individuals in a particular time and place, she is able to tie cause and effect together more satisfactorily.
Census families exclude
single individuals, who are separately classified as unrelated individuals."
Furthermore, the President's proposal includes increasing the tax rate on qualified capital gains to 20% for
single individuals with incomes over $200,000 and married taxpayers filing jointly with incomes over $250,000.
Because the threshold amounts for married couples are less than double the threshold amounts of
single individuals, married couples often pay more tax on their Social Security benefits.
Gunnel Helmers at the Data Inspectorate has expressed concern over the amount of information about
single individuals gathered.