Can a Nation Built By Giants Survive the Disability Industrial Complex?

Flopping Aces ^ | 02-09-25 | Vince

[scrabblehack]

I think every hotel and motel has a lift chair for the swimming pool — sometimes more than one. Some of them look like they don’t even work.

I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone using one.

[Bronzy]

I do not see Unemployment insurance deducted from the paychecks I post for my employer.
However, quarterly I file unemployment taxes owed and paid by the employer.
Federal taxes, Social Security, Medicare, State Income and County taxes are deducted from the employee paychecks. Those payroll taxes are matched by the employer. Note, some states do not have an income tax.
End of year I file Federal Unemployment taxes owed by the employer. Perhaps some states charge the employee an unemployment payroll tax.

[Persevero]

I believe it’s labelled FICA

[Persevero]

On my pay stubs I see UI for unemployment insurance and SDI for state disability insurance. Long term disability is federal and comes from social security which is I think the FICA ding

[Bronzy]

FICA is not one deduction – it’s a combination of Social Security and Medicare taxes. FICA helps fund both Social Security and Medicare programs,
which provide benefits for retirees, the disabled, and children.

That I looked up.

When I had a job at a larger company, I was offered the choice of personal disability insurance coverage to be deducted from my pay. Being young at the time, I declined the offer. It is good to have but young people seldom look ahead.