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  2. Railroad Retirement Board - Wikipedia

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    The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is an independent agency in the executive branch of the United States government created in 1935 [2] to administer a social insurance program providing retirement benefits to the country's railroad workers.

  3. Payroll tax - Wikipedia

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    pension insurance fee (työeläkevakuutusmaksu): employees [14] 17–68 years of age [15] pay a 7,15% fee [16] on their gross earned income [17] unemployment insurance fee (työttömyysvakuutusmaksu): employees 18–65 years of age [18] pay a 0.79% fee [19] on their gross earned income

  4. Social programs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Not including Social Security and Medicare, Congress allocated almost $717 billion in federal funds in 2010 plus $210 billion was allocated in state funds ($927 billion total) for means tested welfare programs in the United States, of which half was for medical care and roughly 40% for cash, food and housing assistance.

  5. National Insurance - Wikipedia

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    People coming from overseas have to apply for a NI number before they can qualify for benefits; although holding a NI number is not a prerequisite for working in the UK, a tax code cannot be operated without one. An NI number is in the format: two letters, six digits and one further letter or a space. [22] The example used is typically QQ123456C.

  6. Unemployment benefits - Wikipedia

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    Unemployment benefits, also called unemployment insurance, unemployment payment, unemployment compensation, or simply unemployment, are payments made by governmental bodies to unemployed people. Depending on the country and the status of the person, those sums may be small, covering only basic needs, or may compensate the lost time ...

  7. American Payroll Association - Wikipedia

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    The American Payroll Association (APA) is a professional association for individuals responsible for processing company payrolls.The Association conducts payroll training courses and seminars on a yearly basis and publishes a library of payroll resource texts and newsletters.

  8. Medicare (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Medicare amendment (July 30, 1965). Former President Harry S. Truman (seated) and his wife, Bess, are on the far right.. Originally, the name "Medicare" in the United States referred to a program providing medical care for families of people serving in the military as part of the Dependents' Medical Care Act, which was passed in 1956. [5]

  9. Payroll - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, payroll taxes are used to support Social Security and Medicare costs while income taxes are used for other federal and state programs. [11] In Canada, payroll taxes are used to support the government's Pension Plan (CPP or QPP) and Employment Insurance program (EI) while income taxes are used to fund public healthcare and ...