What made the Lakers great was Buss, who in so many ways was the model owner, the sort that every fan wants: generous with his payroll, methodical in his decisions, competitive and engaged, but never a meddler.
France's welfare state, one of the world's most generous, is largely financed by payroll taxes.
The Nuggets are weighing competing offers from the Nets and the Knicks, each dangling generous packages of talent, draft picks and payroll relief.
The extended jobless benefits, temporary payroll tax cut and more generous business write-offs — the largest one-year business tax incentives in history, the White House says — are expected to generate more than one million jobs and add at least a percentage point to economic growth.
Rubio's idea differs from a proposal introduced by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y). and Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn)., which would fund a more generous parental leave stipend through a new payroll tax shared by employers and employees.
It's also possible, of course, that such angelic, all-knowing American voters, who have closed the empathy gap, would wish to raise payroll taxes and make benefits more generous.
Several other states link unemployment benefits to job training, but most are more generous because they are financed by a separate small payroll tax on employers, said Maurice Emsellem, the director of public policy for the National Employment Law Project.
Because Paul would repeal the payroll tax, keep the EITC, and grant a generous income tax exemption, this group would pay an average effective federal rate of close to zero, or perhaps even below zero.
After the Windsor Castle fire, she agreed to pay income tax and also removed a number of her relatives from the public payroll, agreeing to support them herself -- albeit through the generous allowance the country gives her each year.
