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Tuesday, Sep. 09, 2008

A chart yesterday misstated Barack Obama's position on Social Security payroll taxes. Obama wants to impose higher Social Security payroll taxes on wages over $250,000. For the 2008 tax year, Social Security payroll tax applies only to the first $102,000 a worker earns.

Related topic galleries: State Budgets, Barack Obama, Wages and Pensions, Social Security

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