Is There Evidence a 0.91 Percentage Point Increase in the Payroll Tax Would Hurt Growth?

I'm just asking because that's what the Washington Post told readers in an article on the 2019 Social Security and Medicare Trustees reports. The piece noted that the Medicare program is first projected to face a shortfall in 2026. It would take an increase in the payroll tax of 0.91 percentage points (0.455 percentage points on both employees and employers) to fill the projected gap. The piece tells readers this is "a measure that could hurt business development and growth."

It's not clear w...