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Related: About this forumRep. Krishnamoorthi on why Social Security is not going to be 'insolvent' as Rep. Donalds says
Social Security is not going to be insolvent as Rep. Byron Donalds told Joy Reid on The ReidOut. Rep. Krishnamoorthi explains to Joy, "Look at last year. The S&P was down 20 percent. Just imagine if we had invested that Social Security trust fund in the stock market in any given year, and you experience that type of loss." - The ReidOut - MSNBC - Aired on 01/11/2023.
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Rep. Krishnamoorthi on why Social Security is not going to be 'insolvent' as Rep. Donalds says (Original Post)
Rhiannon12866
Jan 2023
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RAISE the payroll level at which people making over $140,000 ( example:Congress members).......
usaf-vet
Jan 2023
#2
They want to pootinize our beloved institutions so they're on par with pootin's military.
SheltieLover
Jan 2023
#5
onecaliberal
(32,888 posts)1. That's exactly what they're counting on.
Stealing it from the market.
usaf-vet
(6,205 posts)2. RAISE the payroll level at which people making over $140,000 ( example:Congress members).......
...... don't pay Social Security taxes. Raise the level to $500,000 or $1,000,000,000 if necessary to keep SS solvent.
Make the rich pay their fair share, period.
Bayard
(22,128 posts)3. Absolutely!
I've always thought it was stupid to cut it off so low.
Of course, any effort to change that would be beaten down by the wealthy.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)4. Precisely!
yorkster
(1,505 posts)6. Yes. Raise the damn cap.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)5. They want to pootinize our beloved institutions so they're on par with pootin's military.
Insolvency is a daydream for pukes, as they imagine all of our $$$ flowing into their pockets!
No thanks!