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Payroll Tax Reform

Raising or eliminating the payroll tax wage base shifts the tax burden upward — mostly onto high earners — and can shore up program finances.

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Jan 21, 2026

Which demographic groups gain or lose from eliminating Social Security benefit taxation and raising the payroll tax base?

of Social Security benefits would deliver the largest direct dollar gains to upper‑income retirees today while producing only modest relative gains for many middle‑income households, and would worsen ...

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Which demographic groups gain or lose from eliminating Social Security benefit taxation and raising the payroll tax base?