90k OF 90k IS 100%
110k OF 1500000. K IS 7.3 %
100% OR 7.3% ... which is greater ?
so answer the question soggyboi ...
They both pay 6.2%....
What you are getting at is called the "effective tax rate".... learn to ask the correct question.
You're messing with the wrong guy bub... I'm a CPA. Two people could easily be in the same tax bracket, but pay different
effective rates. They still pay the same
percentage.
What he's getting at but is too stupid to articulate is this:
Up to 90k they both the same, 6.2% or whatever the number is. That is, they both pay $5580.
But the second guy makes $1.5M. Bt the amount above 90k is not subject to the tax, so he pays the same 5580 but on 1.5M in income, or .0372%
Now, I do not know the rationale for capping social security contrbutions at whatever level. Of course the benefits are also capped since benefits are directly related to amount paid in. This last point is no doubt lost on libs who think any payroll deduction is really a tax.