No. You cannot "opt out" of social security.
According to the SS web site, it is $106,800. You can go to the site and search on "maximum earnings subject to social security 2009".
Social Security is deducted from a worker's paycheck by their employer.
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If the checks are coming to you, the money is yours to spend on the child's up keep.
No. Social security payments are based entirely on wages earned.
Yes, they do if there are employed they are deducted from their paycheck
Social Security...also frequently identified as FICA
Social Security is funded by FICA; Medicare is funded by Medicare tax.
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When you are qualified for social security insurance disability payments yes and social security benefits are all one and the same thing. They are both social security benefits and some of the SSB can become taxable income on your federal income tax return.
Disability payments are Social Security Payments. When a person reaches full retirement age (66), the payments continue as normal, but are no longer considered disability payments. A person does not receive two payments.
If you're asking whether paying social security tax is mandatory, the answer for most people is yes.