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Social Security: Where the money comes from, where it goes
The source of money paid out in benefits to Social Security recipients is primarily the 6.2% payroll tax paid by both workers and employers. That’s about 86% of the total, but what about the rest of it? Sean Williams of the Motley Fool takes a look at the program’s incoming and outgoing cash streams in an article posted on fool.com. Check it out here…
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