FICA is not a tax; it is a forced loan to the government.    From Wordnik.com.  [Retirement Policy] Reference

FICA is a federal tax, and virtually all working people pay it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » Somewhat Popular Deficit Reduction] Reference

FICA is a tax, and tax revenues are fungible, any annual surplus of FICA taxes over benefits is used to cover other government spending.    From Wordnik.com.  [Will America Grow Up Before It Grows Old?] Reference

Since FICA is paid upfront over the course of the year, a poor 1040 filer would get back a check for the amount of a refundable tax credit.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » Obama SOTU Plan Includes Non-Refundable Child Tax Credit Expansion] Reference

The tax is also known as FICA, which stands for Federal Insurance Contributions Act.    From Wordnik.com.  [Don't Overpay on Social Security Taxes] Reference

Another little-realized fact is that the employment tax known as FICA, which funds Social.    From Wordnik.com.  [Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines] Reference

And BTW FICA is a “contribution” not a tax, at least that’s what liberals always say it means ….    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » Somewhat Popular Deficit Reduction] Reference

Unemployment benefits are actually insurance that people pay into called FICA (federal insurance contribution act).    From Wordnik.com.  [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference

Regular employers split this cost 50-50 with employees otherwise known as "FICA".    From Wordnik.com.  [Jason Alderman: Financial Responsibilities for the Self-Employed] Reference

Social Security payments are called FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act) payments.    From Wordnik.com.  [tcpalm.com Stories] Reference

Minimum wge with required payments (such as FICA) adds another chunk of change (say 10%).    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » New Study Estimates Mass Deportation Of Undocumented Immigrants Would Cost $285 Billion] Reference

About that math: Legally, Social Security has its own, dedicated funding, via the payroll tax ( "FICA" on your pay statement).    From Wordnik.com.  [The Seattle Times] Reference

He invoked Warren Buffett, earmarks and the payroll tax that funds Medicare (referring to it, in fluent Washington lingo, as "FICA").    From Wordnik.com.  [RSSMicro Search - Top News on RSS Feeds]

That normal fees of doing business such as FICA/SECA, Workman’s comp and income tax withholding are collected.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » Times Says No] Reference

It's called FICA, I think.    From Wordnik.com.  [WBUR and NPR - On Point with Tom Ashbrook] Reference

FICA, which I've been paying into since I was 14 years old.    From Wordnik.com.  [partygirl Diary Entry] Reference

They see the FICA line on their paycheck - that is their half.    From Wordnik.com.  [Everyone Wants One, But Do Tax Cuts Really Work?] Reference

You would likely also raise the FICA withholding on high income earners.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 16, 2008] Reference

Remove the income 'cap' on FICA taxes so the wealthy pay their fair share.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mike Elk: Union Protests Morgan Stanley's Role in Advocating Social Security Cuts] Reference

Not Rita, she was mad as all get out, and asked, Mom, who is this guy FICA?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 18, 2001] Reference

We saw people who couldn't get auto loans who had 800 score on their FICA scores.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 14, 2008] Reference

The FICA money that's collected from all of us now goes into the general treasury.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 11, 2004] Reference

And he said, "Dad, who is FICA," you know, because it took a big bite out of his check.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 9, 2001] Reference

CAFFERTY: Talk for a minute about what happens to my FICA money that I pay in right now.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 15, 2005] Reference

I say don't take any more money out of my check for FICA and I'll take care of the rest.    From Wordnik.com.  [badbadzoot Diary Entry] Reference

Look, they pay taxes, they pay the FICA tax, that's a tax that everybody pays if you work.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 26, 2009] Reference

Remember, 30 percent of your FICA score, approximately, is made up of your debt-to - credit ratio.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 11, 2009] Reference

The FICA income limit keeps rising; that is 15% of net for the self-employed on the marginal increase.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Forgotten Employer] Reference

When your FICA or credit score goes down, in many states, your car insurance premium actually goes up.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 4, 2007] Reference