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Psychologically, it seems as if all money taken out of a person's paycheck is the same, but income and payroll taxes serve very different functions, with contrasting effects. Income taxes are withheld from an employee's wages and go into a general fund.
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.