Mo,
Seconding LJ’s question, what —is— the real point of the payroll tax???
On the map of my brain, this is a dark unknown area.
some people say that all payroll and income taxes do is allow Fed.gov to track the intimate details of expense and income among small businesses and individuals.
This can the be “retailed” to “campaign donors” who can use the data to “harvest” pockets of resources, income and wealth left un-molested by big business interests.
The taxation requirements of government can be met without combing through one another’s payrolls, bank accounts, real estate holding, debts and liabilities.
If fact the US as a debtor nation commences when we Americans started putting one another through all this.