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FogerRox

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22. What are you talking about?

Reply to Cleita (Reply #18)

Tue Dec 18, 2012, 11:32 PM

Dec 2012

If we remove the income cap, there will be a few monthly checks around 12-14k. If we then cap benefits to the approximately $2,500 a month the max benefits are today, we just means tested.

Why not label someone as from the Heritage Foundation and then prove you lack a handle on the subject............

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The solution to social security is raising the cap, NOT getting rid of the COLA. If the [View all] still_one Dec 2012 OP

BY Cap you mean IDoMath Dec 2012 #1

of course still_one Dec 2012 #3

They should just eliminate it altogether. closeupready Dec 2012 #2

My husband and his brother were looking at an AARP interactive presentation hedgehog Dec 2012 #4

That says everything. This should be sent to every person in Congress and the President still_one Dec 2012 #5

Why no create jobs option? Which means more FICA, or increase min wage? which means more FICA FogerRox Dec 2012 #24

The vultures see that $3T and will not rest until they get hold of it. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #6

I say eliminate the cap and turn the $3T into $9T then triple the payout and lower the age Vincardog Dec 2012 #7

Seems we have both major Parties in self destruct mode. Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #8

Capital gains and "carried interest" reteachinwi Dec 2012 #9

all sources of income should be treated the same n2doc Dec 2012 #10

wages vs capital gains reteachinwi Dec 2012 #11

True, but SS is fine, it needs no adjusting for several years. So, why is it still on sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #12

To satisfy the innate sadism of the republicans in congress Blaukraut Dec 2012 #13

But what's wrong with Democrats who should get a real kick out of telling them sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #14

Right. limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #20

Recommend! KoKo Dec 2012 #15

Social security is set up Morganfleeman Dec 2012 #16

Oh dear look what just floated in from the Heritage Foundation. Cleita Dec 2012 #18

What are you talking about? FogerRox Dec 2012 #22

My dear all your ideas come from the Heritage Foundation and the American Enterprise Institute Cleita Dec 2012 #27

Are you actually reading the other comments before you comment? FogerRox Dec 2012 #28

Please re read Morganfleeman comment, its a hypothetical comment FogerRox Dec 2012 #29

Roger Fox. Could you be more obvious?n/t Cleita Dec 2012 #30

Lifting the cap would more than pay for any small increases the wealthy (2%) would experience Liberal In Texas Dec 2012 #21

Creatring lots of jobs means more FICA, and SS is good thru 2090. As per the SS trustees FogerRox Dec 2012 #23

You are really obvious too. Cleita Dec 2012 #31

Of course it is but you are making too much sense.n/t Cleita Dec 2012 #17

Raise the cap on SS! UCmeNdc Dec 2012 #19

I agree that the best solution is raising the cap. I am one person that caps out during the bluestate10 Dec 2012 #25

I am remembering you bluestate10. Cleita Dec 2012 #32

I Posted This Thread A Long Time Ago In The Old DU It Was About Mounting A "Raise The Cap" Campaign. global1 Dec 2012 #26