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  2. Social Security Disability Insurance - Wikipedia

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    Social Security Disability Insurance ( SSD or SSDI) is a payroll tax -funded federal insurance program of the United States government. It is managed by the Social Security Administration and designed to provide monthly benefits to people who have a medically determinable disability (physical or mental) that restricts their ability to be employed.

  3. Payroll tax - Wikipedia

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    The tax is paid by employers based on the total remuneration (salary and benefits) paid to all employees, at a standard rate of 14% (though, under certain circumstances, can be as low as 4.75%). Employers are allowed to deduct a small percentage of an employee's pay (around 4%). [7] Another tax, social insurance, is withheld by the employer.

  4. Disposable and discretionary income - Wikipedia

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    Restated, consumption expenditure plus savings equals disposable income after accounting for transfers such as payments to children in school or elderly parents' living and care arrangements. The marginal propensity to consume (MPC) is the fraction of a change in disposable income that is consumed. For example, if disposable income rises by ...

  5. New York City Transit Police - Wikipedia

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    The New York City Transit Police Department was a law enforcement agency in New York City that existed from 1953 (with the creation of the New York City Transit Authority) to 1995, and is currently part of the NYPD. The roots of this organization go back to 1936 when Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia authorized the hiring of special patrolmen for ...

  6. Sheriffs in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, a sheriff is the chief of law enforcement of a county. Sheriffs are usually either elected by the populace or appointed by an elected body. Sheriff's offices are typically tasked with: operating jails and prisons, security at courthouses and county buildings, protection of judges and juries, preventing breaches of the peace, and coordinating with city police departments.

  7. 2018 West Virginia teachers' strike - Wikipedia

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    The strike, called in response to anger among teachers and other school employees over low pay and high health care costs, involved roughly 20,000 teachers and public school employees and shut down schools in all 55 West Virginia counties, affecting some 250,000 students. It lasted until March 7, 2018. [2] [3]

  8. National Arena League - Wikipedia

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    The National Arena League ( NAL) is a professional indoor football league that began play in 2017. For the upcoming 2024 season, the league consists of six teams. A team's typical payroll budget is $600,000 per season, [1] but as of 2022 season, there's no salary cap limit. [2] Players are usually paid $200 per week (before taxes), and veterans ...

  9. Tax withholding in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the US, withholding by employers of tax on wages is required by the federal, most state, and some local governments. Taxes withheld include federal income tax, [3] Social Security and Medicare taxes, [4] state income tax, and certain other levies by a few states. Income tax withheld on wages is based on the amount of wages less an amount for ...