MarketWatch: Taxing stocks, estates and benefits floated to shore up Social Security

MarketWatch reports that Social Security could reach insolvency in about six years and that ideas under discussion include taxes on stocks, estates and employee benefits, beyond raising payroll taxes.

• MarketWatch cites an insolvency timeline for Social Security of about six years.
• Ideas mentioned include taxing stocks, estates and some employee benefits.
• These concepts are presented as alternatives to relying solely on higher payroll taxes.
• The article alludes to who could pay more under such options, without further detail in the available summary.