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In reply to the discussion: Social Security adds to the debt... [View all]John2
(2,730 posts)24. Congress
has been robbing Social Security for years to pay for their indiscretions.
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Raising the retirement age is austerity bullshit, it is a cut in benefits.
Warren Stupidity
Nov 2012
#12
The income disparity needs to be readjusted so the rich aren't hogging all the income for themselves
LiberalFighter
Nov 2012
#22
show them the reagan clip "SS does not add to the deficit) - its on DU somewhere nt
msongs
Nov 2012
#13
Remove cap, apply tax to capital gains, problems solved. 5 minutes if Congress were functional.
Scuba
Nov 2012
#20
Bullshit. The initial benefits calculation already benefits those of lower income
eridani
Nov 2012
#34
Kind of hard when their grasp of english is so poor you can't understand them. - and never a link!
AAO
Nov 2012
#26
It isn't quite net zero as the govt. will pay interest on the money it borrows...
Kaleva
Nov 2012
#36