Question

Where does the money you pay for the FICA tax on your paycheck go?

Answer 1

see below

Step-by-step explanation:

Social security and medicare taxes form the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax. These taxes are deducted from both the employer and employee per paycheck.

Social security tax forms the bulk of the FICA tax. The tax revenue collected as social security tax funds the United States government Social Security Trusts. The trusts are programs managed by the Social Security administration and include

1. Retirement benefits
2. Survivor benefits
3. Disability benefits

Medicare tax revenue funds Federal government medicare programs. This program caters to older American health care costs. The government's general revenue also finances health care. Medicare or health services in the USA are not solely dependent on medicare tax.