19. When Congress passed a law that imposed a tax designed to fund its Social Security and Medicare programs, it wanted employers and workers to share the burden of the tax equally. Most economists who have studied the incidence of the tax have concluded

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Fabian Murphy

11 April, 12:05

19. When Congress passed a law that imposed a tax designed to fund its Social Security and Medicare programs, it wanted employers and workers to share the burden of the tax equally. Most economists who have studied the incidence of the tax have concluded

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Kirsten Campos · Answer 1

The correct answer is the burden of the tax falls almost entirely on workers.

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The income tax is a tax that taxes the utility of people, companies, or other legal entities. The income tax is the backbone of the tax system because it links savings with investment, and has repercussions on incentives in labor markets and enterprises.