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crickets

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3. Doesn't this temporarily larger paycheck qualify as buying votes?

Reply to elleng (Original post)

Sun Aug 30, 2020, 04:01 PM

Aug 2020

People who don't pay attention, who don't realize they are actually being swindled, might be convinced to vote for the guy who just beefed up their paycheck. It's not just about screwing Social Security. He's bribing people.

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Federal Employees Will Have Payroll Taxes Deferred in Next Paychecks, [View all] elleng Aug 2020 OP

Can federal employee opt out and still have SS and Medicare taken out? MacKasey Aug 2020 #1

Didn't he just kill a pay raise for federal workers? 😡 Walleye Aug 2020 #2

Doesn't this temporarily larger paycheck qualify as buying votes? crickets Aug 2020 #3

That is what I was thinking MacKasey Aug 2020 #4

Good old fashioned vote buying Chainfire Aug 2020 #5

Good old fashioned vote buying Chainfire Aug 2020 #6

Trump is seeing if he can get away with it TheRealNorth Aug 2020 #7

No, fuck you Trump. I will need that SSI in ten years when I retire. haele Aug 2020 #8