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WSJ editorial board hits Marshall for backing Social Security tax increase

The Hill
October 23, 2026 at 2:07 PM
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WSJ editorial board hits Marshall for backing Social Security tax increase

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) editorial board on Thursday took GOP Sen. Roger Marshall (Kan.) to task for backing an elimination of the cap on income subject to Social Security taxes. Marshall, the WSJ editorial board wrote, is in “favor of what would be one of the largest peacetime tax increases in recent decades” by…

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) editorial board on Thursday took GOP Sen. Roger Marshall (Kan.) to task for backing an elimination of the cap on income subject to Social Security taxes. Marshall, the WSJ editorial board wrote, is in “favor of what would be one of the largest peacetime tax increases in recent decades” by…