This is not accurate at all and intended for political reasons to mislead. This was posted on the SSA website and sent as a e-mail:
Tag: taxing social security benefits
Why you pay income taxes on your Social Security benefits
In 1983 the Social Security law was amended, among other things, to make up to 50% of the Social Security benefit taxable. The taxes paid
Did you know this about Social Security? Believe it or not most people don’t. 🙄
The majority of people collecting Social Security must pay income taxes on a portion of their benefit. The law was effective in 1984 to tax
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