Daily Topics - Friday July 15th, 2011

Did Ravi Batra just say he's not a fan of budget deficits? Because I remember him saying a while ago that reducing a budget deficit causes a recession (which made no sense to me).

publictakeover 15 years 5 weeks ago

#3

FICA

Federal Insurance Contribution Act http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Insurance_Contributions_Act_tax

speedbird9 15 years 5 weeks ago

#4

FICA = Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax. This deduction from paychecks is what funds SS and Medicare. Interestingly enough, looking at my pay statements, FICA has been replaced by Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI). The title of the webpage on the SS website is "FICA & SECA Tax Rates"

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Mar. 13, 2021 11:25 am

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