the payroll tax that funds medicare is nearly twice what it was originally supposed to be, but the programme is still hurtling towards insolvency.

工资税作为医疗保险的资金，本应该是其大约二倍，但该方案仍然急速趋向破产。

one big concern: republicans may try using the prospect of a rise in the payroll tax to undermine social security finances.

我们要看到：共和党可能试图利用工资税上涨做文章，从而破坏社会保险财源。

later, lloyd bentsen added a final piece to the plan, removing the $135, 000 earnings cap on the 1.45 percent payroll tax that funded medicare.

后来，劳埃德.本特森在提案中加进最后一个条款，取消了税率为1.45％的工资税的13.5万美元的收入上限。 这种工资税将用来资助「医疗保险制度」。

on the revenue side, the government should extend some of the targeted tax measures including the payroll tax cut for employees and the capital investment expense deduction.

在收入方面，政府应延长一些有针对性的税收政策，包括雇员工资税削减和资本投资支出扣减政策。

however, if the payroll tax cut is only a temporary holiday it is unlikely to affect business' perception of the marginal cost of labor.

然后，如果只是短暂地削减工资税，不可能影响到企业对于劳动力边际成本的态度。

and the payroll tax to finance unemployment benefits will be trimmed from 4.2% to 3.9% to encourage hiring.

而失业补贴中薪金税所占的比例将从4.2%略微下调至3.9%，以此来鼓励雇主多雇佣雇员。

the washington post reported that among the options under review by the obama team are a temporary payroll tax holiday and a permanent extension of the research and development tax credit.

据《华盛顿邮报》报道，奥巴马团队审核的备选方案有工资税临时期限，永久性延长研究和发展抵免所得税。

i have been advocating a payroll tax cut. it has to be long-term.

我一直提倡减免工资税，确实是长期活，而且要大，四年内减免社保税30%。

the actual stimulus in the plan comes from the other measures, mainly unemployment benefits and the payroll tax break.

刺激计划中实际起作用的部分是其它措施，主要是失业救助和工资税减免。

recently officials have suggested extending the payroll tax cut agreed on last december, which is due to expire at the end of 2011, for a year.

最近，高级官员已经建议延长去年十二月达成协议的一年的工资税削减计划。因为这个计划将于2011年底满期。

about $400m of the payroll tax will underwrite bonds, which will be used to borrow some $6.5 billion.

大约4亿美元的税收将用来认购债券，这些债券可举债65亿美元。

believes that the first place to look for ways to strengthen social security is the payroll tax system.

认为首先应在工资税收系统中寻找方法加强社会保险。

the ceiling on the related payroll tax should be increased to cover 90% of earnings, from 86% now.

相关工资税的上限应把所涵盖的应纳税人从现在的86％提高到90％。

at the end of this year a temporary cut in the payroll tax is due to expire; so, too, are the extended unemployment benefits which are all that stand between millions of americans and destitution.

一项临时的工资削减政策将于今年年底到期，同样要到期的还有长期失业救济金，这些救济金令数百万美国民众摆脱赤贫。

he implored congress to protect jobs by extending the payroll tax cut and unemployment benefit when it returned from its summer recess.

他恳请国会在夏季休会结束后，能够延长工资所得税削减措施的时间，扩大失业救济金范围，以保护就业岗位。

the payroll tax cut that put $1,000 back in the average family’s pocket this year?

今年家庭平均工资税收减免额不是1000美元吗？

indeed, it ought to be spending more now and revisiting the possibility of a payroll tax cut.

美国确实应该使用更多经费，重新考虑削减工资税。

about that math: legally, social security has its own, dedicated funding, via the payroll tax (「fica」 on your pay statement).

说到计算：社会保险在法律上有其自身依工薪税（适用于你工资项的「联邦保险捐税法」）的专项资金来源。

in addition, those who raise pay above inflation for existing workers will get a credit on their social security taxes, a payroll tax that adds a good deal to the cost of every worker.

另外，那些在排除通货膨胀的情况下给在职工人加薪的企业可以减免他们的社会保障税，这是一项工资税会给每个工人增加不少负担。

a major element of the plan is an extra payroll tax on firms that do not give their workers health insurance.

这个计划的主要内容是向不给员工投健康保险的公司征收额外的工资税。