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In reply to the discussion: Medicare, Social Security Face Shaky Fiscal Futures, Report Shows [View all]cstanleytech
(26,286 posts)13. One thing that might help would be to remove the cap on how much people are taxed per year as
really it only benefits the small % of people in this country that are wealthy at the long term expense of those that are not.
It might be a different story had the wealthy who control most companies and corporations had kept pace on paying workers a decent wage which they could actually invest for retirement but the majority decided a race to the bottom on wages was the way to go to make this country great again.
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Medicare, Social Security Face Shaky Fiscal Futures, Report Shows [View all]
appalachiablue
Apr 2019
OP
You know, I bet if every bit of income was taxed instead of having a cut off around 129K
LiberalArkie
Apr 2019
#2
It's actually closer to 20% and, as I said, that's not "insolvent" and it can be easily fixed
PSPS
Apr 2019
#18
It is time to acknowledge that our healthcare system has failed miserably and it IS time for
walkingman
Apr 2019
#5
Sarah Sanders is full of chit, but this is a real problem that simply taxing the rich won't solve.
Hoyt
Apr 2019
#6
The Repubs' ideas to "protect" SS & Medicare is to privatize them, so they wither on the vine.
Honeycombe8
Apr 2019
#7
One thing that might help would be to remove the cap on how much people are taxed per year as
cstanleytech
Apr 2019
#13
Dems need to be campaigning hard on strengthening/preserving the fundamentals like
Kashkakat v.2.0
Apr 2019
#15
Elizabeth Warren did a good job of explaining this. The problem is that the R's,
pnwmom
Apr 2019
#22
The GOP said cuts/theft were coming and now the fake reports start, Bloomberg with the first shot.
sarcasmo
Apr 2019
#24
The "fraud and abuse" is wealthy folks aren't paying enough in payroll taxes
IronLionZion
Apr 2019
#31