TY - RPRT T1 - Do Income Taxes Affect the Progressivity of Social Security? Y1 - 2012 A1 - Norma B Coe A1 - Karamcheva, Zhenya A1 - Richard W Kopcke A1 - Alicia H. Munnell KW - Income taxes KW - Social Security AB - Policymakers have designed Social Security to be a progressive retirement program that replaces a larger share of monthly earnings for low- and middleincome workers than for high earners. However, previous research has found that, although the Disability Insurance (DI) component of Social Security is very progressive, the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) component may be less progressive than intended. One reason is that high earners tend to live longer than low earners. Since Social Security pays an annuity that lasts throughout retirement, it benefits high earners with greater longevity. Social Security’s progressivity may also be JF - Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Briefs PB - Center for Retirement Research at Boston College CY - Boston, MA UR - https://crr.bc.edu/briefs/do-income-taxes-affect-the-progressivity-of-social-security/ ER -