%0 Report %D 2012 %T Do Income Taxes Affect the Progressivity of Social Security? %A Norma B Coe %A Karamcheva, Zhenya %A Richard W Kopcke %A Alicia H. Munnell %K Income taxes %K Social Security %X 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 %B Center for Retirement Research at Boston College Briefs %I Center for Retirement Research at Boston College %C Boston, MA %G eng %U https://crr.bc.edu/briefs/do-income-taxes-affect-the-progressivity-of-social-security/