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64. Expos him with Internet ads

Reply to ooky (Reply #4)

Thu Jan 31, 2019, 05:47 AM

Jan 2019

And every time a Dem is on radio/TV, mention it.

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House Democrats Unveil Social Security Expansion Bill With Unprecedented Support [View all] workinclasszero Jan 2019 OP

But since this helps ordinary people, Republicans will be against it. Buckeyeblue Jan 2019 #1

McConnell will never put it to the floor. ooky Jan 2019 #4

+1 workinclasszero Jan 2019 #6

The Democratic House needs to keep passing the bill DirtEdonE Jan 2019 #13

100% agree! workinclasszero Jan 2019 #22

That wouldn't work quite the way you expect FBaggins Jan 2019 #26

That's why Republicans kept passing bills to repeal ACA. JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2019 #31

It's important to remember the criticism that we heaped on the GOP for ehrnst Jan 2019 #40

True. The difference is that this bill actually helps almost every poor and middle class person. Caliman73 Jan 2019 #62

and keep passing pro-citizen bills Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #16

Exactly! workinclasszero Jan 2019 #23

Another point to press........... MyOwnPeace Jan 2019 #34

Yup workinclasszero Jan 2019 #35

McConnell is the true enemy of the people world wide wally Jan 2019 #47

Expos him with Internet ads malaise Jan 2019 #64

YEP Cosmocat Jan 2019 #20

Well... it helps ordinary people after they retire FBaggins Jan 2019 #24

More like 5% if the cap is lifted, not 20%. Which is what this bill proposes. haele Jan 2019 #32

The bill proposes BOTH a FICA rate increase and lifting the cap FBaggins Jan 2019 #46

Where do you get the 20%? watoos Jan 2019 #33

1.2% is 1/5th of the current 6% FICA FBaggins Jan 2019 #43

I don't like reducing it to a simple "x%" increase. That always used to make things sound worse. oldsoftie Jan 2019 #53

Ah, I see, statistics don't lie. watoos Jan 2019 #67

Let me tell you, the very, very well off sign up for Social Security and Medicare Texin Jan 2019 #36

You are correct. Cold War Spook Jan 2019 #37

Essentially correct FBaggins Jan 2019 #44

50 cents a week in higher taxes per the article NickB79 Jan 2019 #58

That's wrong though TexasBushwhacker Jan 2019 #60

Both are correct FBaggins Jan 2019 #61

Ah, I forgot about the phase in TexasBushwhacker Jan 2019 #63

What it will show DownriverDem Jan 2019 #28

Excellent news.... doompatrol39 Jan 2019 #2

Yes! workinclasszero Jan 2019 #3

Social Security doesn't contribute to the debt watoos Jan 2019 #10

2 separate thoughts/ideas..... doompatrol39 Jan 2019 #11

Medicare for all is a lot different than single payer health care. watoos Jan 2019 #38

Uh....I know? doompatrol39 Jan 2019 #45

Bears repeating : littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 #12

K & R SunSeeker Jan 2019 #5

K & R ... + 1,000,000 MFGsunny Jan 2019 #7

That's the same survivor benefits that Paul Ryan used bigbrother05 Jan 2019 #8

Social Security Enhancement ... not an expansion 4139 Jan 2019 #9

I'd rather talk about lowering the retirement age, but this is still great Recursion Jan 2019 #14

Just a guess, but thinking we're a lot more likely to see Hortensis Jan 2019 #19

Andrew Yang 2020! Recursion Jan 2019 #21

:) Wait. Hope. Unfortunately, we're not in as good a position Hortensis Jan 2019 #25

Don't really know about lowering the retirement age. Cold War Spook Jan 2019 #41

Lamb is my rep... biglib63 Jan 2019 #15

Great start to the session! Power 2 the People Jan 2019 #17

While I welcome the support of Chairman Richard Neal... Moostache Jan 2019 #18

As the parent of a college student xmas74 Jan 2019 #48

We also need to stop pushing college so hard on everyone. Technical school is a great option. oldsoftie Jan 2019 #57

Democrats are being very liberal IronLionZion Jan 2019 #27

Link MagicPond Jan 2019 #29

Right here workinclasszero Jan 2019 #30

Fantastic. A ray of hope. zentrum Jan 2019 #39

Everything Dems put forward has to have all kinds of bulletproofing built in to prevent future... BamaRefugee Jan 2019 #42

Wait, what? REDUCTION in income tax on benefits? Fritz Walter Jan 2019 #49

YES! ProfessorPlum Jan 2019 #50

nice idea, won't get a vote in the Senate or trumps signature beachbum bob Jan 2019 #51

Maybe not, but it gives us wonderful satisfaction that at140 Jan 2019 #59

Tax law enid602 Jan 2019 #52

Actually, it didnt. oldsoftie Jan 2019 #54

Tax law enid602 Jan 2019 #55

Income tax revenues are up, but so is spending. As usual. But revenues SHOULD be up, oldsoftie Jan 2019 #56

Tax law enid602 Jan 2019 #71

In '18, income tax revenues were up, corporate taxes were down. oldsoftie Jan 2019 #72

This is chained CPI with a cap raise and a poverty exception. joshcryer Jan 2019 #65

KILL the cap KILL the cap! pansypoo53219 Jan 2019 #66

Why the rate increase? JT45242 Jan 2019 #68

As a senior, I am 100% in favor this, IF we can pay for it. Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #69

I wish those dems well but... StarzGuy Jan 2019 #70