If you look at how other countries handle paid sick leave, some of them, like Italy and Japan, pay workers directly out of a social security fund.

如果你看看其他国家如何处理带薪病假，其中一些国家，如意大利和日本，直接从社会保障基金中支付员工工资。

It's supposed to provide benefits – money – to people, and you pay taxes when you work in the United States that go toward the Social Security fund.

它应该为人们提供福利——金钱——当你在美国工作时，你要缴纳社会保障基金的税款。