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For wage earners, Social Security and Medicare taxes are called FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act) taxes and are taken out of your paycheck.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Given the prices prevailing earlier this spring, the average wage earner in Beijing would have had to work 36 years to pay for an average home, compared to 18 years in Singapore, 12 in New York, and five in Frankfurt.
—Patrick Chovanec, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
Last month, the overall consumer price index rose 2.9% and the index for urban wage earners matched that headline inflation number.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
The wage earner may benefit from delaying benefits until age 70, but the spouse applying for benefits won’t.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
Given the prices prevailing earlier this spring, the average wage earner in Beijing would have had to work 36 years to pay for an average home, compared to 18 years in Singapore, 12 in New York, and five in Frankfurt.
—Patrick Chovanec, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2011
Last month, the overall consumer price index rose 2.9% and the index for urban wage earners matched that headline inflation number.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2024
The wage earner may benefit from delaying benefits until age 70, but the spouse applying for benefits won’t.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2024
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“Wage earner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wage%20earner. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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