In 2007, the Social Security Trustees suggested that either the payroll tax could increase to 16.41 percent in 2041 and steadily increased to 17.60 percent in 2081 or a cut in benefits by 25 percent in 2041 and steadily increased to an overall cut of 30 percent in 2081.
effective rate of protection. the real amount of PROTECTION accorded to domestic suppliers of a final product when a TARIFF is applied to a competing imported final product (see IMPORTS), but either no tariff, or a lower rate of tariff, is applied on FACTOR INPUTS that are imported to produce that product.
U.S. 2004 clearance rates separated by crime type. In criminal justice, clearance rate is calculated by dividing the number of crimes that are cleared (a charge being laid) by the total number of crimes recorded.Clearance rates are used by various groups as a measure of crimes solved by the police.Clearance rates can be problematic for measuring the performance of police services and for comparing various police services. This is because a police force may employ a different way of measuring clearance rates.learance rates are used by various groups as a measure of crimes solved by the police. Clearance rates can be problematic for measuring the performance of police services and for comparing various police services.