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WCGreen

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3. I got my ass kicked by some people when I made that

Reply to bvar22 (Original post)

Wed Jan 2, 2013, 04:44 PM

Jan 2013

same distinction yesterday...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022110863

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Today, I will eat a Serving of Crow. [View all] bvar22 Jan 2013 OP

Du rec. Nt xchrom Jan 2013 #1

I'd rather bring back the holiday, and remove the cap. nt stevenleser Jan 2013 #2

Removing, or at least greatly increasing the cap is a no-brainer, which I guess speaks volumes Flatulo Jan 2013 #14

Yes, I did too in the late 1990s. I hit the cap two or three times. It was a shock the 1st time stevenleser Jan 2013 #15

I hit the cap my whole life, usually in August or September. I thought it was stupid then, Flatulo Jan 2013 #17

Raise the cap, exempt the first 15K in wages. Ikonoklast Jan 2013 #19

I'd take it one step further drmeow Jan 2013 #20

I'd sell the lower exemption with an upper limit. Ikonoklast Jan 2013 #22

I got my ass kicked by some people when I made that WCGreen Jan 2013 #3

I thought the same thing Enrique Jan 2013 #4

I found a recipe: JaneyVee Jan 2013 #5

You're not eating crow, just acknowledging your surprise leftstreet Jan 2013 #6

Social Security didn't lose a penny in the trust fund over the Payroll Tax Holiday. RomneyLies Jan 2013 #7

Kick, rec, share the crow Doctor_J Jan 2013 #8

Well said. Thank you. nm rhett o rick Jan 2013 #9

DU has a way of serving us all a nice tasty crow at one time or other DonRedwood Jan 2013 #10

'These deductions are NOT "taxes".' - Yes they are... PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #11

RepubliCONS always refer to it as "entitlement"; in a pejorative sense. xtraxritical Jan 2013 #21

Informative post! longship Jan 2013 #12

Yes, language is powerful. freedom fighter jh Jan 2013 #13

Thankfully, the Democratic founders of the most successful Social Program EVER in the USA... bvar22 Jan 2013 #30

Oh, I get it. freedom fighter jh Jan 2013 #31

"can't defend the program on its merits"???? bvar22 Jan 2013 #34

You're right. I should have said freedom fighter jh Jan 2013 #35

You have NO idea what I feel. bvar22 Jan 2013 #36

I wasn't talking about what you feel. freedom fighter jh Jan 2013 #37

LOL.. bvar22 Jan 2013 #38

I agree h2ebits Jan 2013 #16

Kick, but I always think we're going to win these things! grahamhgreen Jan 2013 #18

KnR, bvar Hekate Jan 2013 #23

I'll have serving of that crow as well. obxhead Jan 2013 #24

recommended, for your humility, not for you having to eat crow. grantcart Jan 2013 #25

I second that motion. eom BlueCaliDem Jan 2013 #26

I'm glad Dems still had the guts to let it expire. It was lethal to the long-term survival of SS. reformist2 Jan 2013 #27

I honestly can't say I'm happy about it. DaveJ Jan 2013 #28

FICA deductions are a way to hide the regressivity of the tax code Recursion Jan 2013 #29

They ARE regressive only when viewed through the Republican lens as a "Tax". bvar22 Jan 2013 #33

It is NOT an insurance premium. Bake Jan 2013 #39

Insurance Carriers "interpret" their contracts every single day. bvar22 Jan 2013 #40

I"m a lawyer. I deal with insurance companies all the time. Bake Jan 2013 #41

......a lawyer who is blinded by the minutia on this topic. bvar22 Jan 2013 #42

Totally agree with your post. loudsue Jan 2013 #32