It's the Law: Family Ties Break Employee Claim
A sister kept her aging brother Fred at a motel for free in exchange for maintenance work. Later she paid him as an employee to qualify for federal old age benefits, but a court ruled no genuine employment existed since the work was the same as before and the relationship involved close relatives, so coverage was denied.
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Fred
Bona Fide Work Tests for Social Security Benefits
A public service feature explains how courts assess genuine employment to prevent fake jobs for social security rewards. It cites a divorced father who left his daughter with a sister, later deeming the sister’s long term care a bona fide arrangement, and a case denying benefits when a son’s corporation was used to evade the law. Written by Will Bernard.
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American Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Will Bernard
Tax rise seen to reach nearly two hundred million
A Texas special legislative session may need a near 193 million dollar tax hike next year. The Legislative Budget Board said 277.35 million would be available from the general fund, with actual appropriations around 470.32 million, creating a projected deficit of 192.97 million. Different officials warned the estimates are tentative and possible spending cuts could reduce the needed tax bill.
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Legislative Budget Board
Thomas Keel
Keel
House
Ben Barnes
Barns
Barnes
James Wilson
State Comptroller's Office
Short and Sweet on Women in the Free Enterprise Era
The piece argues American women owe much to free enterprise as they increasingly join the workforce. It cites bankers, fiber makers, and insurers praising women’s skills in data work, color judgment, and customer service. Since 1960 women filled two fifths of new technical jobs, with rapid growth in roles from mathematics to public relations.
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Dallas Museum of Natural History
State Fair Park
Women’s Department
Ashbury Hat Corporation
Henson Kickernick
Camelot
Donovan-Galvani
Bankers Report
Omic
U.S
Nickel silver moves from table ware to electronics
Nickel silver an alloy of nickel copper and zinc once mainly a base for silver plated table ware is now widely used in contacts and connectors for modern electronic equipment.
Economic knowledge and the free market
The text argues civilization must understand economic principles to avoid socialism inflation and depressions. It emphasizes teaching children economic motives, money stability, and the free market, warning that without such knowledge nations risk unemployment, poverty, and loss of freedom. It notes schooling often under teaches economics.
Plan with God and Write Down Your Life Goals
A devotional urges planning with God's help and direction. It encourages praying about life plans, writing them down, and thanking God for given good desires, outlining a daily to yearly timeline from morning to year. It frames planning as spiritual alignment and gratitude.
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Rene
God
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