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by scarface74 2569 days ago
Currently, only 8% of wage earners are over the $128400 social security maximum.

https://dqydj.com/income-percentile-calculator/

The social security tax is actually regressive to an extent. If you make between $82500 and $128400 your marginal tax rate is higher than someone making between $128400 and $157500. So there is that.