At the end of 2021 the Social Security combined trust held $2,852,000,000,000. Trust income for the year was $980,000,000,000 from payroll taxes, $70,000,000,000 from interest
Category: Politics
What makes politicians tick, the search for integrity and credibility
Paying to play
It seems the main thrust of some politicians, especially those promoting greatly expanded social programs, is higher taxes on the wealthiest Americans and corporations. Nary
Americans are unique … is that good?
The United States is among the lowest taxed countries in the world. We don’t even make the top ten in any category – income, national
So you want European style social benefits
Looks pretty bad right? But now consider the taxes citizens pay. In the Netherlands the social security payroll tax on workers is 27% – it
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