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[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 9 points 17 hours ago

Social security has a max payout, so it also has a cap on the taxes you pay into it.

At a surface level, it makes sense, which is why it continues.

Once you look into it even a little bit further, the max payout needs to stay, but the tax cap needs to be removed.