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The United States has federal payroll taxes of which half are paid by the employer.


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flanked-evergl08/01/2025

Social Security and Medicare (FICA) is not exactly a tax, if that is what you are talking about. There is FUTA (Federal Unemployment Tax) paid by employers, but this is quite low, certainly not a significant portion of tax revenue.

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