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Vincardog

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7. Years ago wasn't that when they "temporarily" raised our SS taxes to pre-fund

Reply to Sekhmets Daughter (Reply #6)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 06:37 PM

Nov 2012

our Baby Boomer bulge in the retirement population?

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Nothing will take Social Security off the table [View all] phantom power Nov 2012 OP

"cut benefits a bit" - like cut welfare corporate military ...a lot nt msongs Nov 2012 #1

as time goes on, don't the demographics and politics get better for us? unblock Nov 2012 #2

They don't want to pay it back! al_liberal Nov 2012 #3

Yep. This upcoming and predictible theft will be bigger than the bailout for the banksters. AnotherMcIntosh Nov 2012 #4

Indeed. As the securities in the SS trust fund get redeemed the money has to come from somewhere... PoliticAverse Nov 2012 #5

Change the inflation formula... Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #6

Years ago wasn't that when they "temporarily" raised our SS taxes to pre-fund Vincardog Nov 2012 #7

No, they raised the taxes first, then changed the COLA later when they thought nobody was looking. Fuddnik Nov 2012 #8

I don't know that anyone Sekhmets Daughter Nov 2012 #9

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