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Jim Lane

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4. And some of the commenters just got things wrong

Reply to essaynnc (Reply #2)

Wed Mar 6, 2013, 11:44 AM

Mar 2013

Like this comment about Social Security:

Question: When the payroll tax was lowered by 2% did it impact the Trust Fund? Answer: No...it's only make believe money in the trust fund and they can make believe they have anything they want. Obama sent a directive that they do this...

As tclambert notes, it's not make-believe money. Obama sent no directive -- the legislation establishing the payroll tax holiday also provided for a transfer from the general fund to the Social Security Trust Fund to make up the difference. The right wing is hung up on this idea that Obama is governing as a dictator.

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but i just had to look.. having read the book oldhippydude Mar 2013 #1

Anybody read the comments there???? essaynnc Mar 2013 #2

Yeah, those comments did a lot of re-defining of terms, and in some cases, dismissing data. tclambert Mar 2013 #3

And some of the commenters just got things wrong Jim Lane Mar 2013 #4