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Why do most analysts assume that payroll taxes in the United States are borne by workers rather than by employers?

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Most analysts assume that payroll taxes in the United States are borne by workers rather than by employers as a result of the determining conditions/ factors.

Such factors include the relative elasticities. The one who is least able to find a substitute or the least flexibility will be the one to bear the burden of a tax.

This is why the party bearing the burden of the tax isn’t fixed.

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