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The Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) (codified in the Internal Revenue Code) imposes a Social Security withholding tax equal to 6.20% of the gross wage amount, up to but not exceeding the Social Security Wage Base ($97,500 for 2007; $102,000 for 2008; and $106,800 for 2009, 2010, and 2011). The same 6.20% tax is imposed on employers.
The U.S. recession may soon erase the Social Security surplus Congress has used each year to reduce the deficit. The surplus was supposed to be around for at least another ten years, but with so ...
Because Social Security tax receipts and interest exceed payments, the program also reduces the size of the annual federal budget deficit commonly reported in the media. For example, CBO reported that for fiscal year 2012, the "On-budget Deficit" was $1,151.3 billion. Social Security and the Post Office are considered "Off-Budget".
The first Social Security office opened in Austin, Texas, on October 14, 1936. [10] Social Security taxes were first collected in January 1937, along with the first one-time, lump-sum payments. [8] The first person to receive monthly retirement benefits was Ida May Fuller of Brattleboro, Vermont. Her first check, dated January 31, 1940, was in ...
The provisions of Social Security have been changing since the 1930s, shifting in response to economic worries as well as concerns over changing gender roles and the position of minorities. Officials have responded more to the concerns of women than those of minority groups. [36] Social Security gradually moved toward universal coverage.
The general Social Security earnings-test limit in 2025 is $23,400 (up from $22,320 in 2024). You'll have $1 in Social Security withheld for every $2 you earn above that limit.
The Social Security Fairness Act, which would increase benefits for 2.8 million retirees, has bipartisan support but time running out. Social Security bill to expand benefits is in the hands of ...
1972 - Social Security Amendments, Pub. L. 92–336; 1972 - Social Security Amendments of 1972 (Supplemental Security Income), Pub. L. 92–603; 1973 - Social Security Benefits Increase, Pub. L. 93–233; 1977 - Social Security Amendments of 1977, Pub. L. 95–216; 1980 - Social Security Disability Amendments of 1980, Pub. L. 96–265