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In reply to the discussion: Lindsay Graham: I Will Destroy America’s Solvency Unless The Social Security Retirement Age Is Raise [View all]indypaul
(949 posts)13. Another suggestion
For those more fortunate people who are paying income tax on a
portion of their Social Security income. Why not dedicate those
collections back to the Social Security Trust Fund instead of wildly
spending them in other areas? This money collected under the
guise of an income tax is really nothing more than returning part of the
Social Security those persons collected. I have no idea of the amount
of money this raises but every little bit counts and I suspect this is no
small amount.
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Lindsay Graham: I Will Destroy America’s Solvency Unless The Social Security Retirement Age Is Raise [View all]
DonViejo
Dec 2012
OP
Of course he's Completely irresponsible and corrupt. He's a Republican isn't he?
hobbit709
Dec 2012
#8
Social security should be completely removed from the discussion. And allowing people to buy into
peacebird
Dec 2012
#9
Only the very young would think that letting people buy into Medicare if they want is a good idea.
JDPriestly
Dec 2012
#68
I am 55 and on good health. I would love the option of being able to buy into medicare! Get a pool
peacebird
Dec 2012
#74
If LIndsay had earned his living doing hard, physical labor, he'd be singing a different tune
Siwsan
Dec 2012
#12
Social Security taxes should be deducted from EVERY dollar earned instead of having
humblebum
Dec 2012
#17
What an idiot. The federal government by definition can't go "insolvent." n/t
duffyduff
Dec 2012
#18
Why not just take the cap off so that insurance is taken out of all earnings no matter how much was
appleannie1
Dec 2012
#20
I wish a bunch of his old boyfriends would come out of the woodwork and "out" that old queen, the
putitinD
Dec 2012
#40
Oh, I agree. I'm close to retirement age too. But we must address the debt.
WhoWoodaKnew
Jan 2013
#121
YES, start with the defense budget, cut it in half, then double the budget for everything else, and
putitinD
Dec 2012
#49
You are making a joke, right? Because the defense budget is much smaller than you suggest - less
24601
Dec 2012
#77
All the more reason for doing away with the filibuster so assholes like him don't think they have
world wide wally
Dec 2012
#50
We ought to address the long term debt issue, but not by cutting vital services.
limpyhobbler
Dec 2012
#52
Because, ironically, it's the toughest "big government" program there is
Populist_Prole
Dec 2012
#66
I can't remember ever having seen this simple explanation before. Bravo, duffyduff. eom
ChisolmTrailDem
Dec 2012
#110
The exact total amount in dollars and cents that social security has added to the ..
Botany
Dec 2012
#67
It's NOT acceptable. That would destroy Social Security once and for all. n/t
duffyduff
Dec 2012
#106
Bite me, Graham.You're unfit for your position.Take his entitlements that WE pay for AWAY.He doesn't
judesedit
Dec 2012
#83
Miss Lindsay, are you going to ensure older Americans have jobs as you raise the SS age?
wordpix
Dec 2012
#98
Raising the SS retirement age by 2 over the next 10 years is the least hardship. And means testing
kelliekat44
Dec 2012
#107
Could you imagine the public execution if the parties in all this were reversed?
bamacrat
Dec 2012
#113