The closeness of Fox News to the Republican party, and its payroll of potential presidential candidates, puts it in a key position at the heart of national political debate.
Hesch cites some fairly mundane matters–say, misclassification of workers as independent contractors to avoid payroll tax as potential targets for tipsters.
She also said that the I.R.S. was looking at potential payroll tax abuses.
These potential payroll problems are a reflection of the economic problems Major League Baseball says its lower-revenue clubs face.
Twitter's potential future payroll tax liability associated with its stock options appears to be the largest cost factor weighing against a San Francisco location.
It's a perfect example of one of today's leading questions: is the benefit of bringing a respected public figure onto the payroll greater than the potential loss of credibility that person risks?
I also noted that this pulls most of the punch out of the real deficit-cutting potential of payroll tax cuts, which given some bigger thinking could enable a more fundamental shift of the tax burden.
It said the $5,000 tax credit for new hires would only benefit "a limited number of small employers" but said the payroll-tax credit had potential.
More significantly, Friday sees the US non-farm payroll numbers, which have the potential to cause more volatility.
Mr. Gephardt tried to raise doubts about Dr. Dean's emerging position on the potential for a payroll tax reduction, saying "my worry is that it would undermine Social Security".
