The real burden of a social security tax would be:
A)higher on workers if it is collected from employees rather than from employers.
B)higher on workers if it is collected from employers rather than from employees.
C)higher on workers if it is partly collected from employers rather than entirely collected from employees.
D)the same regardless of whether it is collected from employers or employees.

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The real burden of a social security tax does not depend on whether it is collected from employers or employees because the economic incidence of the tax is determined by the market forces of supply and demand, not by the legal incidence.

The Real Burden of a Social Security Tax Would Be