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av8r1998

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Reply to TransitJohn (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 5, 2013, 08:49 AM

Feb 2013

Giving 4500 a month to a millionaire isnt the social safety net... its fiscal irresponsibility.

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Why won't the GOP just come right out and say they want to cut SS, Medicare Medicaid? [View all] NNN0LHI Feb 2013 OP

Pretty simple really... demwing Feb 2013 #1

You got it. Republicans do not do responsibility. Berlum Feb 2013 #2

Agreed. MyshkinCommaPrince Feb 2013 #31

SS and Medicare are tough av8r1998 Feb 2013 #3

"Get it done, guys" TransitJohn Feb 2013 #4

no av8r1998 Feb 2013 #5

also av8r1998 Feb 2013 #6

For fuck's sake at least try to get the numbers right eridani Feb 2013 #7

LOL av8r1998 Feb 2013 #11

Just to be clear av8r1998 Feb 2013 #16

It doesn't matter whether they need it or not--they PAID INTO IT eridani Feb 2013 #8

Exactly av8r1998 Feb 2013 #12

You can't collect if you are working if you are making that much eridani Feb 2013 #14

And if he's still working, he's still paying FICA on the first $113K n/t eridani Feb 2013 #15

Yes av8r1998 Feb 2013 #17

That's not how it works. You work, and you pay FICA on income up to $113K eridani Feb 2013 #19

No, he isn't av8r1998 Feb 2013 #20

I don't get it. You first complained that he shouldn't be getting the yearly limit payout eridani Feb 2013 #22

Back at you soon... av8r1998 Feb 2013 #24

eridani JustAnotherGen Feb 2013 #27

Agreed 100%. Boomers had FICA doubled in 1983 to prepay our own retirement plus eridani Feb 2013 #35

My thoughts.. av8r1998 Feb 2013 #30

If these folks paid into SS they should be allowed to use it newfie11 Feb 2013 #9

"Their time to use it" av8r1998 Feb 2013 #13

I made nowhere near this but I Am on SS newfie11 Feb 2013 #32

You can't have it both ways av8r1998 Feb 2013 #33

I agree BUT at the same time we need to get even more progressive with our tax CTyankee Feb 2013 #18

You're right but.... av8r1998 Feb 2013 #23

Making people wait longer to collect benefits is already somewhat in place now... CTyankee Feb 2013 #26

1983 and 1993 changes to SS reteachinwi Feb 2013 #29

I graduated from college with a degree in accounting 20 years ago av8r1998 Feb 2013 #34

"Should any political party attempt to abolish social security, unemployment insurance, ..." baldguy Feb 2013 #10

I double dog DARE Joe Scarborough to look straight into the camera and say to CTyankee Feb 2013 #21

they KNOW that people are very fond of ss & medicare. they are political cockroaches. spanone Feb 2013 #25

Because they want Democrats to do the lifting, take the blame, and they want to benefit TheKentuckian Feb 2013 #28

And it is looking like that might happen newfie11 Feb 2013 #36