[ExSES]

Social Security benefit calculations heavily benefit lower income earners already. "High Earners" (those making over $85,000 annualy) receive far lower benefits for earnings in excess of $85,000 while paying full taxes. The current system of calculation is highly progressive.

See:

https://www.fool.com/retirement/social-security/benefits-formula/#:~:text=Social%20Security%20benefits%20formula%202023&text=Multiply%20the%20first%20%241%2C174%20of,to%20the%20next%20lowest%20%240.10.

[SamAdams76]

True. My wife's Social Security monthly benefits are almost equal to mine and I outearned her during my career by about a 2 to 1 ratio.

We both haven't started collecting yet as I'm still working but can see what the benefits would be if we did.