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8 Cruise Line Private Islands You Must Escape To
Find out about these eight cruise line private islands you must escape to including those in the Bahamas such as Half Moon Cay and CocoCay.
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Cruise line private islands are the latest “must-have” for the “Big 8” mainstream cruise lines. Cruisers apparently love a relaxing beach day on a castaway island or private resort in the beautiful Caribbean or Bahamas, so many cruise itineraries now include them as a port of call.
While some cruise private islands require tenders to carry passengers ashore, which can be a slow process, other cruise lines have invested millions in developing deep-water piers so it’s always worth checking out the details.
5 States Lowering Taxes This Year and 2 Raising Them
State personal income tax rates, brackets and deductions just changed in these places.
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Taxes are a hot topic in 2021. The new president has promised to raise taxes on the wealthy, and the Tax Foundation reports 26 states and the District of Columbia have made noteworthy changes to their tax codes.
In some states such as Arkansas and Iowa corporate tax rates are falling. In Connecticut, Vermont and the District of Columbia, estate tax rules are changing.
However, most people focus on personal income taxes. In two states, income taxes will rise in 2021. But in five others, rates will fall.
15 States Where Retirees Get the Most Social Security
Is your Social Security payment as much as that of retirees in these states?
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How big will your Social Security payments be when you retire? Will you get as much as retirees in the states where the average benefit is highest?
We used new data from Social Security’s latest annual statistical report to rank the 15 states where average payments are greatest for retired workers. The report reflects data from December 2019, the latest such data available.
Our ranking also includes the average monthly amounts paid to to widows and widowers collecting survivors’ benefits, and to the disabled.