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Of the 23.2 million state and local workers in the United States, about 6.6 million are not covered by Social Security. Other workers not covered by Social Security include federal employees hired before 1984, railroad workers, some family employees, some students, and some members of the clergy. [39]
When it comes to federal government spending, Social Security is right near the top of the list. About one-fifth (21%) of the 2022 federal budget went to Social Security, according to the Center on...
For example, a "normal" spousal or widow(er)'s benefit of $1,000/month was reduced to $0.00, if the spouse or widow(er) was already drawing a non-FICA taxed government pension of $1,500 or more per month. Pensions from work where Social Security taxes were paid, did not reduce Social Security spousal or widow(er)'s benefits.
Some workers could lose more money to Social Security payroll taxes in 2025 because the taxable wage base has gone up. In 2024, you only paid these taxes on your first $168,600 in earnings.
"We work to pay the right people the right amounts at the right time, and Social Security issues correct payments in most cases," a Social Security spokesperson said.
Social Security is funded by a dedicated payroll tax of 12.4%. This means that Social Security will be paid at least to the extent of payroll tax collections. Program payroll tax collections were roughly equal to payouts in 2010 and are estimated to fall to about 75% of payouts by the mid-2030s and continue around that level through the early ...
Jan. 3: People who claimed Social Security before May 1997 or who receive both Social Security and SSI will see their new 2025 COLA reflected when they receive their checks on this day. Jan. 8 ...
The analysis, released on Monday, Nov. 13, focuses on how much hypothetical workers receive in lifetime benefits compared to how much they pay in taxes that help fund Social Security and Medicare.