Reply #1: Thanks for Posting

[Sherman A1]

The first place to start with fixing SS is to take off the earnings cap (or whatever they call it). In other words if you make a dollar, you pay a % of that into the fund no matter if it is the first dollar or the 80 kazillionth one, no more free ride for the rich kids. I think it should also apply to financial instrument transactions like the profitable sale of stocks, mutual funds & bonds by individuals. An incremental and significant reduction in defense spending should be funneled into a jobs program of energy self sufficiency that will help rebuild the economy creating wealth for the lower and middle classes (and thereby everyone).