Tag: fringe benefits

Going forward, the government will have to pay more – not less – to be competitive. A suggested revenue proposal that was initially included in Trump’s “one big beautiful bill” would increase the contribution that federal employees make to their defined benefit plan. Increasing the contribution rate might be a good idea if federal employees…
This paper measures the prevalence, value, and distribution of certain fringe benefits that are currently excluded from Social Security’s Old Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI) contribution base, including employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) and employer contributions to health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and dependent care benefits…