There is no way for the givernment to force employers to give employees money that was never paid by the employee and never counted as compensation to the employee.Really? No way? Not counted as compensation?
Employers will continue to pay their employees their contractually agreed upon gross wages, period.That's a nice AFT talking point but if there is such a thing as a "contractually agreed upon" (unless you're a union member) wage the government enforced part of the contract requires the employer to pay 7.65% of the wage base on the employee's behalf..it's in the contract.
"the government enforced part of the contract requires the employer to pay 7.65% of the wage base on the employee's behalf..it's in the contract."
I'm going to have to start calling you "Loonie-Lewie".
What country do you live in ? There is no contractual agreement for the employer to pay 7.65% of the wage base on the employee's behalf. None. There is a separate law requiring employers to pay WHATEVER rate Congress decides. That rate can be 10% or zero or whatever Congress decides -- and the employee has no claim on the money that would have been paid at a different rate.
Economists may argue about who bears the "burden" of the employer-side payroll tax, but there is no legal claim the employee can make and receive it. Even tax protesters that refuse to pay income tax and "opt out" of the SS tax do not receive from the employer the amount the employer would have paid the government. That's just silly.