Please answer the following questions on the subject of self-employment taxes. A. Self-employed individuals pay more in self-employment taxes than employees pay in Social Security and Medicare taxes. Is this true or not please explain your answer either way. B. If you work two jobs or have a job and have self-employed income and pay too much in Social Security and Medicare taxes then you just paid too much and you are appreciated more by the government cannot get it back. Is this true or not, please explain your answer either way.