Social Security provides retirement and disability benefits to millions of Americans. The money that pays for these benefits comes from your paycheck. When you get paid, you have taxes withheld for Social Security and Medicare taxes in addition to federal and state income taxes. The amount that is withheld for Social Security taxes is 6.2% […]
Eliminate the Wage Base to Save Social Security?
As discussed in ‘Congress Expected to Extend Payroll Tax Holiday into 2012’ there is quite a debate going on in Congress right now regarding Social Security. While the main question is whether to extend the Social Security tax cut, an underlying question is how to keep Social Security solvent. Every year, Congress waits until the […]