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Re: Does George Will Understand Social Security Taxes? removeps-groups@yahoo.com 04-30-2008
Posted by removeps-groups@yahoo.com on April 30, 2008, 7:26 pm
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> A couple who were both W-2 employees and have a household
> income of $147,501 would pay an additional $5,642 in Social
> Security taxes if the $102,000 cap on earnings was
> eliminated.
>
> This is wrong on so many levels, it is hard to know where to
> start.

One question I have, is that if they make all wage income subject to
social security, would they then lower the tax rate from 6.2% (or 6.2%
times two)?


> Second, Will assumes that the "household income" comes all
> from wages.

For most households, that is true.

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Posted by joetaxpayer on April 30, 2008, 7:46 pm
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removeps-groups@yahoo.com wrote:

> One question I have, is that if they make all wage income subject to
> social security, would they then lower the tax rate from 6.2% (or 6.2%
> times two)?

There's such a gap in projected Social Security liability vs receipts,
there is no way they'd lower the rate. Raising or eliminating the wage
cap is a step to closing the gap.
Joe
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Posted by Seth on April 30, 2008, 10:45 pm
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>One question I have, is that if they make all wage income subject to
>social security, would they then lower the tax rate from 6.2% (or 6.2%
>times two)?

Of course not; that's the point of removing the limit.

If they do remove the limit, will they base benefits on the amount
subject to the tax?

Seth

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