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Programs such as Social Security and Medicare are called social insurance programs, and fall under the general umbrella of welfare programs.
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What two things does the government spend most of its money on?
The gov spends the most money on health and human services which account for programs like welfare and temporary aid for needy families and the like. That cost about $900 billion a year, then its social security and then its defense. So we spend more on social programs then we do on defense.
FICA tax is the same as federal income tax?
NO - however it is paid to the IRS. Federal Income Tax is just what it sounds like and pays for federally funded programs. FICA is Social Security Income and goes to pay into the fund for Social Security Programs.
You would like to retire what papers do you need to take to the Social Security office?
Your Social Security card, they know everything else!
What is the political difference between programs like Social Security or Medicare and Aid to Families with Dependent Children?
one involves means test the other does not one involves means test the other does not
What is constituency service?
Constituency service is when Senators and members of Congress assist constituents who have problems with stuff like Social Security payments, Medicare, veterans' pensions, or with other federal programs and agencies.
Can you find out your employment history through your social security number?
I would like to know if by using your social security number can you find your employment history?
How can I replace my social security benefits worksheet?
Someday I will grow old and be unable to work any longer. I would like to know the projected benefits I will receive from Social Security. Where online can I get a copy of the Social Security Benefits Worksheet?
Can Trust Numbers Be SSNs?
You have to call the IRS or go on its website (On the Internet, it will be given to you in minutes). and apply for a number. It is not a social security number. You will have to get an Employer Identification Number (EIN) for the trust . (as I recall, it is nine digits, like 12-3456789, not like a social security number reads 123-45-6789). If it is a trust set up in a will (which I am more familiar with), you will need some basic information, like name of decedent, name of trustees, addresses, social security numbers, date of death, etc.
Does the us postal service contribute to their employees Social Security?
Do postal employees get social security
Is social security optional?
Not really. Some religious groups have been allowed to opt out of the program, but short of that it's pretty much mandatory. (The groups that have been allowed to opt out have a long-established tradition of providing for their own elderly, so that social security was for them effectively something they'd already been doing on their own for decades. You can't just say "it's against my religion" and get out of it.)
can people with severly high blood pressure (like 190over130)get social security benefits?
can people with severly high blood pressure ; like 190 over 130 get social security benefits
Is an optional deduction?
Medicare, like social security is a mandatory deduction.
