Question 1
The payroll tax for Social Security in the United States is
◦ progressive.
◦ regressive.
◦ proportional.
◦ uniform.
Question 2
The payroll tax is regressive because
◦ most of the tax does not apply to wages and salaries above $118,500.
◦ wages and salaries are a larger percentage of total income for those higher on the income scale.
◦ the elasticity of labor supply is close to zero.
◦ wealthy individuals have more deductions from the payroll tax.