James Surowiecki Quotes:
Ocupation: Journalist
Life: b. 1967
Unlike most government programs, Social Security and, in part, Medicare are funded by payroll taxes dedicated specifically to them. Some of the tax revenue pays for current benefits; anything that's left over goes into trust funds for the future. The programs were designed this way for political reasons.
topic: Government, Political, Benefits, Payroll, Payroll Tax, Trust Funds
