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JDPriestly

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5. Precisely. That is why the solution is raising the cap and

Reply to rurallib (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 14, 2013, 11:35 AM

Feb 2013

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imposing the tax on all capital gains and other investment income.

Or . . . . . . . .

RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE.

Productivity has risen. Why haven't wages????

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Social Security head: Program fraying from neglect [View all] Omaha Steve Feb 2013 OP

In other words "we spent their money and we don't want to pay it back" nt Progressive dog Feb 2013 #1

"Already the program is paying out more in benefits than it collects in payroll taxes." PSPS Feb 2013 #2

^^^^^ this ^^^^^^^ n/t NMDemDist2 Feb 2013 #4

Bush appointee. He doesn't want the trust fund paid back as intended. n/t pa28 Feb 2013 #8

Just occurred to me that lower wages will rurallib Feb 2013 #3

Precisely. That is why the solution is raising the cap and JDPriestly Feb 2013 #5

What I would John2 Feb 2013 #6

how many millions of jobs have been lost ? madrchsod Feb 2013 #7

The initial report watoos Feb 2013 #9

The actual problem is that Social Security was set up to keep the lowest of the low from dieing in RC Feb 2013 #10