On 20 Dec 2007 12:10:39 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Edward Jaffe) wrote: >FICA looks like a tax and smells like a tax. But, technically is not a >tax. If you look carefully, it's a pre-tax deduction. And, when you >receive a payment in retirement, it's taxable. Not unlike 401(k) >contributions and redemptions.
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