Alkaline phosphatase is one kind enzyme found in your body. Enzymes are proteins that help chemical reactions happen. For instance, they can break big molecules down into smaller parts, or they can help smaller molecules join together to form bigger structures.
Social Security is financed by a 12.4 percent tax on wages up to the annual threshold, with half (6.2 percent) paid by workers and the other half paid by employers. This taxable wage base usually goes up each yearâit rose from $117,000 in 2014 to $118,500 in 2015.
Copyright Â© 2012 AARP. All rights reserved. Social Security is paid for through taxes. (No surprise there.) But youâre not the only one paying into the Social Security pot: Your employer also pays a portion of your Social Security tax.All that money thatâs taken out of your paycheck today goes to pay the benefits for todayâs retirees.If youâre a wage earner, you pay into the Social Security system straight out of your paycheck. This payroll tax is dubbed âFICA,â which stands for the Federal Insurance Contributions Act.ll that money thatâs taken out of your paycheck today goes to pay the benefits for todayâs retirees. If youâre a wage earner, you pay into the Social Security system straight out of your paycheck. This payroll tax is dubbed âFICA,â which stands for the Federal Insurance Contributions Act.