‘I Can’t Believe How Upset This Made Me’: I Earned $175K, and My Social Security Tax Stopped. Why Don’t High Earners Pay More?

The payroll tax cap exists, in part, because Social Security benefits only go up to a certain level.

# ‘I Can’t Believe How Upset This Made Me’: I Earned $175K, and My Social Security Tax Stopped. Why Don’t High Earners Pay More? The payroll tax cap exists, in part, because Social Security benefits only go up to a certain level. **Read the full article:** [Money.com](https://money.com/social-security-tax-limit-high-earners-dont-pay-more/?xid=moneyrss) *This article was originally published by Money.com. MoneyWiseInc provides expert curation of the best financial content from trusted sources.*