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Lady Freedom Returns

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10. But many are having to choose between food, meds and house...

Reply to veganlush (Reply #7)

Thu Jan 17, 2013, 02:18 AM

Jan 2013

What use is SS in the future when you can't live now.
We need to force the minimum wage up to a real life amount. Till then we may want to not take so much. That is what should have happened first, before the payroll tax cut ended, but the ball was dropped.

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YAY austerity! Fiscal Cliff Deal Will Raise Taxes On 77 Percent Of Americans [View all] Fire Walk With Me Jan 2013 OP

The payroll tax cut was always supposed to be temporary. Drunken Irishman Jan 2013 #1

That's misleading as hell. The payroll tax isn't a tax; it pays for Social Security. PDJane Jan 2013 #2

c'mon, learn. veganlush Jan 2013 #3

Still money out of pocket. nt Llewlladdwr Jan 2013 #5

its needed for ss. n/t veganlush Jan 2013 #7

But many are having to choose between food, meds and house... Lady Freedom Returns Jan 2013 #10

. Rex Jan 2013 #4

The planned expiration of the temporary payroll tax reduction actually had nothing to do... PoliticAverse Jan 2013 #6

I'm done explaining this to people who weren't paying attention for the last 2 years bluestateguy Jan 2013 #8

This is just hair on fire stupid. LiberalAndProud Jan 2013 #9

Please see #10. n/t Lady Freedom Returns Jan 2013 #12

The ignorance is overwhelming. dogman Jan 2013 #11

AND you can thank House Republicans for it! Rex Jan 2013 #13

WTF about "temporary" do you not understand? jberryhill Jan 2013 #14

Same goddamned argument RWers used to NOT let Bush tax cuts expire. DevonRex Jan 2013 #15

What you are describing is not austerity. Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2013 #16