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How about temporary workers (e.g. 2 year work stint in a bank, etc.) in the US having to pay social security and medicare taxes during that time; a tax for a fu
by joubert 17y ago
How about temporary workers (e.g. 2 year work stint in a bank, etc.) in the US having to pay social security and medicare taxes during that time; a tax for a future benefit that they will never see. I always thought that was super unfair.
- jhancock 17y agoThat one does seem unfair. To get to the bottom of your issue, you have to figure out how to deal with the case of what if you later choose to become a permanent resident/citizen? Would we need to collect a large sum of back taxes on you? Are you certain you get no benefits as a temporary worker? I am looking into getting my wife non-permanent-residency in the U.S. One part of this is me proving, through prior tax filings, that I live well above the poverty level for a family of 3. The reason for this is once she is here, she can file for welfare and such. So apparently, a new resident, even non-permanent does have some social benefits: welfare, emergency health care, etc. The tax structure is complex, uneven, and government spending is not well controlled. I feel that if we fix issues like we are trying to do with offshore banking, we can get to the next part, which is determining more fair taxation. So long as there are ways out for some, there is not enough force to fix tax fairness issues.
- bluedanieru 17y agoMany countries have agreements where if you pay into a national pension in one, it will count as having contributed to the other should you ever return. For example in Japan where I pay into the national pension plan, most of that could be counted for Social Security if I moved back to the States (or, I could opt for a single payment immediately).
- blasdel 17y agoSocial Security and Medicare are not pensions -- they are welfare programs. The IRS is not even allowed to tell other agencies how much you've paid.