Or we could try a bunch of pronatalist policies that a) wouldn’t work but b) if they did, wouldn’t help for two decades until those children became old enough to enter the labor market (and, if more births meant fewer women working, could actually cause even more of a deficit in the short term!).
Karen Benjamin Guzzo
On the contrary, I believe that raising the cap on incomes for Social Security taxes above the current ceiling of $184,500 is the best and fairest option and would likely be politically popular. It still leaves plenty of room for taxing the rich, even if it brings their effective tax rate over 50%.
