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democrattotheend

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20. True, but Medicare is different

Reply to Major Nikon (Reply #19)

Sun Dec 30, 2012, 09:50 PM

Dec 2012

Because everyone gets the same benefits regardless of how much they paid in (as long as they paid in the minimum). Social Security benefits are supposed to provide retirement replacement income tied to the amount people paid in.

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I can make Social Security solvent in perpetutity with three words. [View all] RomneyLies Dec 2012 OP

And let the rich attack it? Panasonic Dec 2012 #1

that is a good place to start Angry Dragon Dec 2012 #2

Yeah, seriously because they aren't going after it now. toddwv Dec 2012 #12

The problem with that democrattotheend Dec 2012 #3

It already is (nt) Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #7

Already is what? democrattotheend Dec 2012 #8

It's already that way, at least to some degree Major Nikon Dec 2012 #9

True, but scrapping the cap would make it way out of whack democrattotheend Dec 2012 #18

What about Medicare? Major Nikon Dec 2012 #19

True, but Medicare is different democrattotheend Dec 2012 #20

That argument would seem to work in favor for eliminating the cap on SS Major Nikon Dec 2012 #23

No, it's not welfare. pnwmom Dec 2012 #22

Your assumption is incorrect. Jim Lane Dec 2012 #21

Yes. Remove the wage cap but keep the cap on benefits Freddie Dec 2012 #4

Right. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #15

I can solve the budget problem for everything more easily.... Sancho Dec 2012 #5

I like that one. But the billionaires who are making a killing off it won't like it, haha! freshwest Dec 2012 #6

Have you seen the way the populace votes? Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #10

I think the 25% is too high. former9thward Dec 2012 #11

a referendum vote of the populace? pasto76 Dec 2012 #13

We had a referendum to raise taxes in California last November. We voted to raise them JDPriestly Dec 2012 #17

Excellent idea. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #16

Common sense. That's what Obama promised in 2008. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #14