Elliott earned $118,500 in 2015; therefore, he paid 6.2 percent of his income or $7,347 in Social Security taxes. Meanwhile, Tomas earned twice that amount, or $237,000, but paid 6
2 percent only on the first $118,500 he earned, so he also paid $7,347 . The rest of Tomas' income is free of Social Security tax. Thus, Elliott paid 6.2 percent of his total income in Social Security tax while Tomas paid only 3.1 percent. This illustrates that the Social Security tax is _______. a. regressive
b. progressive
c. exceptional
d. submissive
a
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