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"Janet" > wrote in message
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> In article >, lid says...
>>
>> On 7/1/2016 20:21 Ophelia wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >
>> > "Bruce" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> >> On 7/1/2016 11:01 wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> On Wed, 6 Jan 2016 23:32:56 -0000 (UTC), Bruce >
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>>On 7/1/2016 09:20 Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> On 1/6/2016 9:38 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> We are retired now and enjoy each others' company. In the past
>> >>>>>> his
>> >>>>>> work
>> >>>>>> often took him away from home and eventually I retired a bit early
>> >>>>>> to
>> >>>>>> travel with him. Now we are both retired we appreciate the time
>> >>>>>> we
>> >>>>>> have together and we make the most of it Oh and just so you
>> >>>>>> know,
>> >>>>>> our
>> >>>>>> money (pensions, savings et al) we have combined. We have no
>> >>>>>> 'his
>> >>>>>> and
>> >>>>>> hers' money! We have 'our' money!!!
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Good for you. My wife has not worked for years, but it has always
>> >>>>> been
>> >>>>> "our" money. She now has Social Security income but does not
>> >>>>> bother
>> >>>>> with it as she prefers not to have to worry about it. She has a
>> >>>>> little
>> >>>>> cash and her own credit card. When we go out, she pays for
>> >>>>> nothing.
>> >>>>> She
>> >>>>> is happy and wants for nothing.
>> >>>>
>> >>>>The perfect pet.
>> >>>
>> >>> Not at all, I see it as two couples who are happily living together
>> >>> the way in which they want. Whats the matter, not working for you?
>> >>
>> >> With all your women's lib, you still have one foot firmly planted in
>> >> the 50s.
>> >
>> > If you are talking about me again, I will copy again what I copied to
>> > Sheldon after his nasty assumptions:
>>
>> Huh, when did I ever talk about you before?
>>
>> >> We are retired now and enjoy each others' company. In the past his
>> >> work
>> >> often took him away from home and eventually I retired a bit early to
>> >> travel with him. Now we are both retired we appreciate the time we
>> >> have together and we make the most of it Oh and just so you know,
>> >> our
>> >> money (pensions, savings et al) we have combined. We have no 'his
>> >> and
>> >> hers' money! We have 'our' money!!!
>>
>> That sounds great, why would there be anything wrong with that?
>
> Well, taxation reasons spring to mind, except when both partners
> incomes are below the threshold for paying any tax.

Why would you think we don't pay tax???? Show me where I said we don't pay
tax?? Show me where tax was mentioned at all??

Do you just dream stuff like this up??

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