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Retirement is the point where a person stops employment completely (or decides to leave the labor force if he or she is unemployed). A person may also semi-retire by reducing work hours. Many people choose to retire when they are eligible for private or public pension benefits, although some are forced to retire when physical conditions don't allow the person to work any more (by illness or accident). In most countries, the idea of retirement is of recent origin, being introduced during the 19th and 20th centuries. Previously, low life expectancy and the absence of pension arrangements meant that most workers continued to work until death. Germany was the first country to introduce retirement in the 1880s. Nowadays most developed countries have systems to provide pensions on retirement in old age, which may be sponsored by employers and/or the state. In many poorer countries, support for the old is still mainly provided through the family. Today, retirement with a pension is considered a right of the worker in many societies, and hard ideological, social, cultural and political battles have been fought over whether this is a right. In many western countries this right is mentioned in national constitutions. From Wikipedia under the
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Q. I receive a retirement annuity from my service in the federal government and would like possibly to move to a state which does not tax the annuity income. Asked by ronfurg - Thu Jul 10 10:09:19 2008 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments A. Of course, any state that does not have an income tax is not going to tax your pension. In addition, there are states that tax wages but no pensions, such as Pennsylvania, and states that do not tax certain pensions, such as your federal pension. Louisiana, for example, has an income tax, taxes pensions, but waives state income tax on certain pensions, including your federal pension. There are 10 states that do not tax federal pensions: Alabama Hawaii Illinois Kansas Louisiana Massachusetts Michigan Mississippi New York Pennsylvania Answered by ninasgramma - Thu Jul 10 11:31:52 2008 From Yahoo Answer Search: "Retirement"  money.cnn.com Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:19:34 PDT Pinehurst, NC, one of Money's Best Places to Retire, offers world-class golf courses and a small town feel.. money.cnn.com.  youtube.com Fri, 03 Aug 2007 01:13:29 PDT By popular demand for a video like modern way, I have decided to make another one. This one is from the 2nd album "Yours Truly Angry Mob" ... youtube.com.  youtube.com Sat, 09 Jun 2007 09:34:53 PDT A collection of clips from Ricky's more recent races.. youtube.com. From Google Video Search: "Retirement" |
