May 1, 1979 Tax Review: Value-Added Tax and the Financing of Social Security Gerard Brannon Gerard Brannon Print this page Subscribe Support our work Download Tax Review: Value-Added Tax and the Financing of Social Security Executive Summary Assuming future pressures to raise Social Security benefit levels and an increase in the relative size of the aged population, any additional funds required should be provided from general revenue financing through a value-added tax, writes Professor Gerard Brannon in this essay. Topics Tags Social Security and Payroll Taxes Tax Reform