Advocacy group urges Congress to remove Social Security wage cap and require wealthy to pay more

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This is a political advocacy piece from Americans for Tax Fairness Action Fund urging readers to contact Congress to "scrap the cap" on Social Security contributions. It argues that wealthy individuals (millionaires and billionaires) stop paying into Social Security early in the year due to the wage cap ($184,500 in 2026), while working people contribute all year. The piece warns that Congressional Republicans plan to use a projected funding shortfall as justification to cut benefits, and instead advocates for making the wealthy pay their fair share to protect and expand Social Security.

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Millionaires finished paying into Social Security in early March.

Billionaires are done almost immediately (Elon Musk completed his Social Security contributions just 15 minutes into 2026).

Congress does not need to cut Social Security. Congress needs to scrap the cap and make the wealthy pay their fair share into the system year-round.

Speaker Mike Johnson has already said he plans to 'adjust and fix' Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid next year.

Social Security can pay full scheduled retirement and survivor benefits until late 2032.

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Social Security is an earned benefit that workers pay into with every paycheck. It is one of the most successful programs in American history because it gives seniors, people with disabilities, children, surviving spouses, and working families a basic fou

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