> Starting with the accounting, Social Security is a program we have decided to fund from dedicated taxes, primarily the 6.2 percent tax employers and employees pay on the first $160,200 of income. (Part of the program’s problem is that the share of wage income going over the cap, and avoiding taxation, rose from 10.0 percent in 1982 to almost 20 percent today. This is because of the huge upward redistribution of wage income over the last forty years.)...
#SocialSecuritySystem #SocialSecurityPaymentCap
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COA hits SSS' continued failure to collect P89-billion contributions from employers

The Social Security System blames the delay in cases filed against delinquent employers

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The #SocialSecuritySystem (#SSS) on Thursday announced that members and pensioners affected by the onslaught of Severe #TropicalStormKristine could immediately avail salary and pension loans for their monetary needs. #Philippines

#LoanPrograms available for #Kristine-hit members, pensioners — SSS
https://business.inquirer.net/486552/loan-programs-available-for-krisitine-hit-members-pensioners-sss

Loan programs available for Kristine-hit members, pensioners — SSS

The Social Security System (SSS) on Thursday announced that members and pensioners affected by the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine could immediately avail salary and pension loans

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The #SocialSecuritySystem (#SSS) and #Angkas forged the agreement on on Monday, August 5. #PartnerBikers are considered self-employed #SSSMembers, opening doors for them to get benefits that cover #sickness, #maternity, #disability, #retirement, #funeral, and #death on top of loan programs in case of calamities.

30,000 Angkas riders will now get SSS coverage
https://www.rappler.com/business/angkas-riders-sss-coverage/

30,000 Angkas riders will now get SSS coverage

Partner bikers are considered self-employed SSS members, opening doors for them to get benefits that cover sickness, maternity, disability, retirement, funeral, and death on top of loan programs in case of calamities

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#MPZarahSultana, #CoventrySouth:
' #Disabledpeople have faced 10 years of brutal cuts, with the #socialsecuritysystem treating them with cruelty.

On UN International Day for Disabled People, I am proud to stand with my friend @IanByrneMP, demanding an inclusive society, where everyone is treated with respect. https://t.co/WrsXtakG5c '

Zarah Sultana MP on Twitter

“Disabled people have faced 10 years of brutal cuts, with the social security system treating them with cruelty. On UN International Day for Disabled People, I am proud to stand with my friend @IanByrneMP, demanding an inclusive society, where everyone is treated with respect.”