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December 19, 2021 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Should Poor Families Be Given Tax Relief On Their Social Security FICA Tax? Spoiler Alert . . .”

A brief digression on the Earned Income Tax Credit . . .

September 9, 2020 Jane the Actuary General Interest, Retirement

Forbes post, “Worried About The Payroll Tax Deferral? Here’s A Solution To Consider.”

The payroll tax deferral has people worried.  Here’s a work-around.

September 3, 2020 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Biden Claims Trump Has ‘Planned Cuts To Social Security’ By Killing The Payroll Tax. What Are The Facts?”

What would the actual consequences be, of permanently cutting the payroll tax that funds Social Security?

August 28, 2020 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Biden/Harris’s Anti-Trump Social Security Message: Granny-Off-The-Cliff-Ism Is Back”

It’s not about Trump’s payroll tax proposal.  It’s about honesty.

May 4, 2020 Jane the Actuary Uncategorized

Forbes post, “What’s So Wrong About Trump’s Payroll Tax Cut Call?”

Maybe yes, maybe no, but not now.

February 13, 2019 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “How To ‘Scrap The Cap’ The Right Way”

Should we get rid of the Social Security earnings ceiling and turn the system into a more straightforward government benefit program?

October 25, 2018 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes Post, “Social Security, The FICA Tax Cap, And Having Your Cake And Eating It Too”

Do today’s workers still believe that Social Security is something they earn fair-and-square, or are they happy to accept subsidies from the wealthy?

April 28, 2018 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “So, Hey, Why Not Just Remove The Social Security Earnings Cap?”

It’s the opportunity cost!

April 16, 2018 Jane the Actuary Retirement

Forbes post, “Does The Medicare Payroll Tax Still Make Sense?”

What do you think — should we fund Medicare out of general tax revenues rather than through FICA taxes?

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