Over 17 million farmers around the world plant GM crops, and their numbers grow each season-they grew by 6% from 2011. In fact, 9 in 10 of these farmers run small farms, too.In addition to higher yields and higher farm income, their reasons include:Increased management flexibility.ver 17 million farmers around the world plant GM crops, and their numbers grow each season-they grew by 6% from 2011. In fact, 9 in 10 of these farmers run small farms, too.
FICA tax is paid by both workers and their employers. FICA tax is typically 7.65% of earnings up to $127,200 (2017 figure). Employees pay 6.2% of their earnings for Social Security retirement benefits and their employer pays 6.2% for a total of 12.4% of a worker's income. An additional 1.45% tax is also collected to fund Medicare benefits and this, too, is matched by employers.
Regularly employed people [edit]. For 2014, the employee's share of the Social Security portion of the FICA tax is 6.2% of gross compensation up to a limit of $117,000 of gross compensation (resulting in a maximum Social Security tax of $7,254).he FICA tax is considered a regressive tax on income with no standard deduction or personal exemption deduction. It is imposed on only the first $113,700 of gross wages in 2013 and $117,000 in 2014. The tax is not imposed on investment income such as interest and dividends.