A Change in the Social Security System Which Required Employers

question 20

Multiple Choice

A change in the social security system which required employers to pay the full amount of the social security tax rather than the 50 percent they now pay would:

• A)force the employers to bear the entire tax burden.
• B)reduce the burden of the tax on the employees but not eliminate the burden completely.
• C)have no effect on the portion of the tax borne by the employees and the portion borne by the employers.
• D)increase the burden of the tax on the employees.

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