Many public opinion polls have found that Americans draw a connection between the Social Security taxes they pay and the value they get for themselves, for their families, and for their broader communities. Moreover, working Americans also express willingness to pay more if that is what it will take to preserve Social Security for future generations. Large majorities—across party lines (88% of Democrats; 83% of independents; and 74% of Republicans) and generations (77% of Generation Y; 80% of Generation X; 84% of Baby Boomers; and 90% of the Silent Generation)—agree that “it is critical that we preserve Social Security for future generations even if it means increasing Social Security taxes paid by working Americans.”