In order to fund 12 weeks of paid family leave, the government would actually need to impose a nearly 2.1 percent payroll tax. . [1] To check the robustness of this figure we examined revenue raised from the 2.9 percent Medicare payroll tax. ..…

The stakes are Population data collected in the census serves to allocate congressional seats it also determines how the government divides estimated $800 billion each year for such things as public housing, construction, Head Start, Medicaid and Medicare. ..…

Its standing for such intervention arises in part from its role as Medicare and Medicaid payor rather than merely from any interest it might have in heading off fraud generally. ... The Justice Department also will be looking for excessive fees and may not allow claimants to deduct those fees..…