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- Title
WORKERS SHOULD WANT TO PAY MORE FOR SOCIAL SECURITY.
- Authors
CLARK, J. R.; LEE, DWIGHT R.
- Abstract
One controversial aspect of the current Social Security system has been the relative distribution of its net costs and benefits between employers and workers. Using simple supply and demand analysis, we demonstrate that proponents and opponents of the current system are making arguments that support the position of their adversaries. In particular, proponents of the existing Social Security system should be arguing that workers pay all of the Social Security tax and then some with lower wages, while opponents should be arguing that employers are paying most of the tax.
- Subjects
EMPLOYEE benefits; CAPITAL investments; NET present value; GOVERNMENT insurance; SOCIAL security; SUPPLY &; demand; LABOR costs; EMPLOYERS; SOCIAL security -- Taxation
- Publication
Economic Inquiry, 2006, Vol 44, Issue 4, p753
- ISSN
0095-2583
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/ei/cb1002