> Because "social security" isn't a tax at all. There’s a line on your W-2 that literally says “4. Social Security Tax withheld” https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pd

> Because "social security" isn't a tax at all. There’s a line on your W-2 that literally says “4. Social Security Tax withheld” https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw2.pdf https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw2.pdf You literally just said “SS tax is a tax on your income”