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The Burden of Social Security Taxes and the Burden of Wage Inequality

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This paper shows that wage inequality poses a much larger economic burden on most workers than any tax hikes that may be needed to keep Social Security solvent.

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  • Dean Baker, 2005. "The Burden of Social Security Taxes and the Burden of Wage Inequality," CEPR Reports and Issue Briefs 2005-07, Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR).
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    1. Brent Berry, 2008. "Financial Transfers from Living Parents to Adult Children: Who Is Helped and Why?," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 67(2), pages 207-239, April.

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