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NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
19. I hope in the end it all works out for you.
Thu Jan 3, 2013, 05:41 PM
Jan 2013

I hope you are able to get a full contract. Sorry that hope isn't much.

The temporary 2% payroll tax cut expired. n/t PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #1
yep Liberal_in_LA Jan 2013 #8
It should have never been done in the first place. It hurt social security /nt still_one Jan 2013 #79
Not true. FICA (Social Security) taxes go into the general fund. the botnet Jan 2013 #138
Well, at least we don't have to guess about your intelligence. ret5hd Jan 2013 #143
... SammyWinstonJack Jan 2013 #146
That is blatantly not true. RC Jan 2013 #148
Not Bush, but Obama Soft Tips Jan 2013 #178
Holiday and trust fund fingusernames Jan 2013 #193
Who is pretending? AllyCat Jan 2013 #156
"The payroll tax income itself goes into the General Fund" the botnet Jan 2013 #174
Your link quotes the Heritage Foundation. Liberal In Texas Jan 2013 #213
It was called a 2% tax holiday and it just expired. You are now paying what you were.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #2
It went back to what it was 2 years ago. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2013 #3
Thank you all for the answers. nt NCTraveler Jan 2013 #4
This is what you pay so that you can receive a semi-decent social security payment at retirement. dkf Jan 2013 #5
No atreides1 Jan 2013 #7
Chaining the CPI has no impact on your initial payment. dkf Jan 2013 #18
Really, so initial payments increase with the CPI and we Progressive dog Jan 2013 #33
The initial payments have been the same percentage of your income since 1990. Ms. Toad Jan 2013 #132
Chained CPI will affect initial payments because they too will not go up with the generally JDPriestly Jan 2013 #83
They use the average wage index to calculate your initial payments, not CPI or chained CPI. dkf Jan 2013 #175
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Freepers are simply brain dead morons leftynyc Jan 2013 #123
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No - fantasy world leftynyc Jan 2013 #129
"putting tax cuts on a credit card" Soft Tips Jan 2013 #181
iraq was bush's disaster, but afghanistan is someone else's owenmagoo Jan 2013 #183
Temp decrease for employee contribution, 6.2% to 4.2%, expired. Returned to previous rate. pinto Jan 2013 #6
Thank you for the excellent information. nt. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #12
+1 uponit7771 Jan 2013 #25
No limit on Medicare tax? tularetom Jan 2013 #61
I'm sick of them avoiding their fair share uhlerster Jan 2013 #97
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Huh?? titaniumsalute Jan 2013 #125
Another asshole freeper leftynyc Jan 2013 #127
It's not what he did but the hypocrisy behind it Earthworm Jan 2013 #159
Yet, I bet you are one that complains whenever your car hits a pothole. Live and Learn Jan 2013 #165
Who wants to pay higher taxes? leftynyc Jan 2013 #173
I see no credible source for that information. Live and Learn Jan 2013 #162
No, no limit on Medicare taxable wages REACTIVATED IN CT Jan 2013 #194
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That break was one of the only stimulus options Obama had left two years ago. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #9
Illinois fingusernames Jan 2013 #196
As always, state tax issues are state tax issues. JoePhilly Jan 2013 #197
Just so you know, Obama and many Democrats wanted to keep the lower SS withholdings. denverbill Jan 2013 #10
I don't want the lower withholdings. I paid the higher taxes and am now on Social Security. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #84
Because the "holiday" was speeding up SS's path to bankruptcy. travis_mcgee Jan 2013 #112
+1. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2013 #147
Wouldn't doing that underfund Social Security? Freddie Stubbs Jan 2013 #118
Yes, and that was the point. dixiegrrrrl Jan 2013 #180
Repugs want to kill off the fund? Really? Ratteau Jan 2013 #185
Indeed fingusernames Jan 2013 #195
But hey, everybody says it's a good thing! Bake Jan 2013 #11
I really can't handle the decrease right now. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #13
The works of tearorists in the house, once more. nt Amonester Jan 2013 #15
2% smaller.... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #26
I don't want to make light of this situation, but the increase oin deductions is 2%! napi21 Jan 2013 #32
Pretty sizable chunk of change. Almost a weeks worth of groceries. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #40
Did you vote for the Ryan plan to preserve SS? travis_mcgee Jan 2013 #113
"hurtling even faster towards bankruptcy " NCTraveler Jan 2013 #119
Why is that funny? travis_mcgee Jan 2013 #122
That is nothing but a wore out rw meme. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #135
Not only an ignorant notion... skinnydipinacid Jan 2013 #160
Cute Travis, cute. Have a nice day. nt. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #171
The Debt-Paying Generation Speaks Soft Tips Jan 2013 #186
It shouldn't impact each paycheck that much - Ms. Toad Jan 2013 #133
That is $46 a month. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #134
I was just trying to figure out your time frame. Ms. Toad Jan 2013 #151
Payroll is taxed on the day the check is written. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #168
Makes sense. Ms. Toad Jan 2013 #177
Wanted to add. I do see what you are saying. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #172
Not to mention the prices are higher than two years ago for a variety of goods Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #139
Its $1000 a year if you make $50,000. former9thward Jan 2013 #50
It's not a lot SoCalNative Jan 2013 #68
This had nothing to do with collecting SS when you retire. former9thward Jan 2013 #166
That would be nice... Ratteau Jan 2013 #187
That's about $20/week. It's nothing to sneeze at, but napi21 Jan 2013 #71
$1000 divided by 52 weeks is about $20 per week. JDPriestly Jan 2013 #86
$86 a month is a lot. That would pay for.... Honeycombe8 Jan 2013 #94
It isn't a pittance, but someone earning $50,000 per year is doing a lot better JDPriestly Jan 2013 #99
I know I would like to get a 2% raise d_r Jan 2013 #101
I feel your pain and will be soon when I get my check Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #124
If it makes you feel any better dragonlady Jan 2013 #22
Remind me of the Republican proposal to extend the temporary 2% reduction jberryhill Jan 2013 #28
Wait, I thought that tax cuts were eeeevil! travis_mcgee Jan 2013 #114
Actually, you are quite wrong, doubly wrong even. Coyotl Jan 2013 #145
Looks like someone didn't prepare. What about temporary holiday didn't you understand? lonestarnot Jan 2013 #14
Guessing this is sarcasm. Normally I can easily detect it. nt. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #17
Probably not sarcasm. The holiday was only two years. ieoeja Jan 2013 #24
Amen... Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #27
Were any other cuts set to expire. So no, it wasn't expected. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #41
Yes, all of the Bush tax cuts were set to expire travis_mcgee Jan 2013 #116
But should I have expected them to expire and planned on it. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #121
You will find little sympathy here, it is less a trait these days of the left Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #142
I won't be happy taking less money home. LWolf Jan 2013 #16
I hope in the end it all works out for you. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #19
Thanks for the good thoughts. nt LWolf Jan 2013 #169
That is one awful story. Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #30
I do, too. Thanks. nt LWolf Jan 2013 #170
If you keep voting for policies that harm business... travis_mcgee Jan 2013 #117
Oh look, we have a "success punisher" belcher. HughBeaumont Jan 2013 #131
I vote for policies that hurt RW douchebags jpak Jan 2013 #137
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Go fuck yourself, freeper ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jan 2013 #150
"Voting for policies that harm business." LWolf Jan 2013 #167
Its OK ORINOCO Jan 2013 #20
Welcome to DU! Xipe Totec Jan 2013 #37
LOL leftstreet Jan 2013 #46
If the tearorists succeeded to make you struggle too much, maybe DUers could... Amonester Jan 2013 #21
Actually if that cut continued it would change the very nature of Social Security.. madfloridian Jan 2013 #23
Just to be clear, the holiday actually decreased SS taxes to 10.4% from 12.4% AZ Progressive Jan 2013 #51
It's worth it for the cause. madfloridian Jan 2013 #100
Worth it? I don't know. PETRUS Jan 2013 #102
Thank you wryter2000 Jan 2013 #59
You were on holiday Warpy Jan 2013 #29
Thanks for the reasoned reply. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #42
Don't worry about it. It's not really a tax. slackmaster Jan 2013 #31
OK ... I get your right wing gun philosophy .... Trajan Jan 2013 #58
Whuh? slackmaster Jan 2013 #144
im confused OhZone Jan 2013 #34
Yes, I do have a check for this month. By tomorrow, everyone paid weekly will. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #43
I have scant experience with 'weekly payroll' jobs. So please explain how and why you are paid Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #155
why did they deduct more onethatcares Jan 2013 #35
Any IRS changes are effective with "wages paid in 2013" Freddie Jan 2013 #36
Regardless of any bill passage, the holiday expired Dec 31st geek_sabre Jan 2013 #95
If you got a check dated Jan. 2 Freddie Jan 2013 #105
Does anyone think congress will extend the payroll tax holiday at some point? ecstatic Jan 2013 #38
It is more than I was expecting. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #44
At the end most Democrats and Republicans wanted it to expire, only President Obama was PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #76
A Good Start New Proletariat Jan 2013 #39
Welcome to DU. :) Amonester Jan 2013 #45
so you are advocating an offensive war bigapple1963 Jan 2013 #48
No. Amonester Jan 2013 #60
I don't think New Proletariat will be around DU DonViejo Jan 2013 #49
Interesting... New Proletariat Jan 2013 #77
Not a threat at all... DonViejo Jan 2013 #130
So, are you taking any bets?.... OldDem2012 Jan 2013 #53
Not taking any bets.... New Proletariat Jan 2013 #70
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if everyone received the same blcartwright Jan 2013 #73
I guess we should just let the people who can't find work starve or die of exposure. hunter Jan 2013 #75
the point was blcartwright Jan 2013 #81
It's my experience that most people want to work. hunter Jan 2013 #90
I agree blcartwright Jan 2013 #104
Time Well Spent ReasonedThoughts Jan 2013 #191
Every last person does have the ability to say "Take this job and shove it" FlowerGurl Jan 2013 #107
25 years ago when I moved to the DC area blcartwright Jan 2013 #108
Inheritance tax? New Proletariat Jan 2013 #78
I don't think so blcartwright Jan 2013 #87
Isn't it fun when they talk to themselves? dpibel Jan 2013 #89
Who left the freakin' door open? SammyWinstonJack Jan 2013 #154
Had to pay for permanent taxcuts for rich professionals somehow. kenny blankenship Jan 2013 #47
Well said customerserviceguy Jan 2013 #55
What on Earth are you talking about? travis_mcgee Jan 2013 #126
That seems odd. Wouldn't a paycheck received right now magical thyme Jan 2013 #52
No. The date on the check is what matters. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #56
even so, it's hard to believe it's that big a change magical thyme Jan 2013 #57
$24 a month might not be grocery money to you. NCTraveler Jan 2013 #62
It's that much less that the deficit goes up for Social Security customerserviceguy Jan 2013 #54
Nothing, it's just a dream ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2013 #63
How did you get your first 2013 paycheck on Thursday, January 3rd? jberryhill Jan 2013 #64
The Date on the Check Is What Matters chrisau214 Jan 2013 #69
That is simply not true. Tax rates are counted from the time and place you did the work, not Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #157
money show up in ym bank abt 7 am tomorrow blcartwright Jan 2013 #74
How often are you paid? dflprincess Jan 2013 #80
paid every two weeks blcartwright Jan 2013 #85
Did you check the math? dflprincess Jan 2013 #92
the math for my SS deduction? blcartwright Jan 2013 #98
I lose around $80 a month, but I know the Riley18 Jan 2013 #65
You will be thankful when you retire and receive your social security checks. RebelOne Jan 2013 #67
I'm 37 LoneMarauder Jan 2013 #91
If you people keep helping to elect republicans that is almost guaranteed. Little Star Jan 2013 #176
See post 87. eom RomneyLies Jan 2013 #72
You are being asked to pay the Social Security tax that you used to pay before Obama JDPriestly Jan 2013 #82
For all those bitching and whining about the 2% doc03 Jan 2013 #88
Don't give them the oportunity... New Proletariat Jan 2013 #93
I am just so disgusted I can't even make any more comments n/t doc03 Jan 2013 #96
Welcome to DU! stoopid hurtz i hurd /no further text follows after this period. green for victory Jan 2013 #103
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All this bitching and whining is why this tax holiday was the dumbest idea, period. SammyWinstonJack Jan 2013 #158
You are supposed to SAVE that $$ for your retirement. Not spend it RandiFan1290 Jan 2013 #106
Hey, National Review linked your post Shrek Jan 2013 #109
It's probably their OP RandiFan1290 Jan 2013 #115
Please see post #149 CJCRANE Jan 2013 #153
Same here, I will find out on the 15th, not looking forward to it. Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #120
The Delicate Flowers cannot bear to pay for Social Security jpak Jan 2013 #136
I am a food stamp and medicaid caseworker Puzzledtraveller Jan 2013 #140
I think it didn't hurt people before the temporary tax holiday was enacted jpak Jan 2013 #141
Your OP seemed just a little too faux-naif so I searched the archives CJCRANE Jan 2013 #149
Good catch! greatauntoftriplets Jan 2013 #152
Nice try, troll. MjolnirTime Jan 2013 #161
Buck up! Ganja Ninja Jan 2013 #163
For some of us that is in 30+ years AZ Progressive Jan 2013 #189
Thread title is attracting a lot of Freeper drive-byes Ash_F Jan 2013 #164
Money owed to the Social Security Trust donbrown54 Jan 2013 #179
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Elvis has left the building. n/t L0oniX Jan 2013 #184
RUSH LIMBAUGH just read this letter on air BanTheGOP Jan 2013 #188
They are so pathetically desperate that their traditional hate sites Rex Jan 2013 #200
Your takehome pay should be 2% less, in general REACTIVATED IN CT Jan 2013 #190
BTW, I wonder how many people know that a total of 12.4% of their income goes toward SS AZ Progressive Jan 2013 #192
0. What happened that my SS withholdings in my paycheck just went up. Juan Nation Jan 2013 #199
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And who put them in debt? Republicans. Rex Jan 2013 #211
They are withholding a dollar more per paycheck for me Rex Jan 2013 #202
You worked ONE-TWO day this year and your paycheck went down by an uncomfortable amount? GeorgeGist Jan 2013 #203
I like your bullshitometer! Rex Jan 2013 #205
I just got my first fortnightly paycheck for 2013. It's $113.08 less than my previous paycheck. slackmaster Jan 2013 #204
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fsdasadf Juan Nation Jan 2013 #210
How did you find this site? Rex Jan 2013 #212
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