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Payroll taxes are comprised of Medicare and Social Security taxes--also withheld from an employee's paycheck. However, the employer also pays payroll taxes to the federal government for these programs (in addition to the amount an employee pays).
The federal government levies payroll taxes on wages and self-employment income and uses most of the revenue to fund Social Security, Medicare, and other social insurance benefits. Payroll taxes have become an increasingly important part of the federal budget over time, as the chart below shows.