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VMA131Marine

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7. I would cut the payroll tax temporarily...

Reply to Prosper (Original post)

Tue May 12, 2020, 01:44 AM

May 2020

in exchange for entirely and permanently removing the cap beyond which income is not subject to the tax.

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Payroll tax cut would be the beginning of the end of Social Security. [View all] Prosper May 2020 OP

That is why Trump and the GOP are so giddy about it Freethinker65 May 2020 #1

The benefits will go mostly to affluent employed people Cicada May 2020 #2

The reTHUGS have had a wet dream about cutting Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid abqtommy May 2020 #3

--- also it would deplete the unemployment fund. 3Hotdogs May 2020 #4

There's going to be very few payrolls to tax. This is only the beginning of the econodemic. (I think BamaRefugee May 2020 #5

I guess it must have been lthe begginning of the end the ast time there was a payroll tax cut. Igel May 2020 #6

Right? Still though, it's not a good plan. SammyWinstonJack May 2020 #10

I would cut the payroll tax temporarily... VMA131Marine May 2020 #7

Doh! struggle4progress May 2020 #8

His intentions are to hurt the SS system duforsure May 2020 #9

Absolutely! SheltieLover May 2020 #11

Don't kid yourself for a second, Trump, McConnel and their ilk Prosper May 2020 #12

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