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What are the major federal payroll taxes, and how much money do they raise?

December 23, 2015 by tpc-admin

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What are the major federal payroll taxes, and how much money do they raise?

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Payroll taxes are levied to finance Social Security, the hospital insurance portion (Part A) of Medicare, and the federal unemployment insurance program. Revenue in 2019 totaled just over $1.2 trillion.

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