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BumRushDaShow

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40. I don't disagree

Thu Nov 19, 2020, 04:36 AM

Nov 2020

Just noting what they are doing and the supposed reasoning.

I agree they should raise the cap and even add an additional x% (say in increasing increments of 0.01%) as a surcharge for salaries above the cap.

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Biden's platform calls for big changes to Social Security. [View all] left-of-center2012 Nov 2020 OP

These are great proposals... regnaD kciN Nov 2020 #1

I don't think Manchin will have any problem with that proposal. Staph Nov 2020 #2

Manchin has already said he would not support killing the fillibuster... Wounded Bear Nov 2020 #9

This being the case, McConnell will block everything including this SS legislation. Lasher Nov 2020 #14

If something like this is included in the budget, it only needs 50 votes karynnj Nov 2020 #27

A Politically Shrewd Move ProfessorGAC Nov 2020 #3

I LOVE these plans. All the more reason to help Ossoff and Warnock win. CousinIT Nov 2020 #4

FWIW, I have been making phone calls to Georgia this week. yellowdogintexas Nov 2020 #34

"20 years would get a 5% bump" Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #5

SS benefits also go to widows/widowers and those with some medical conditions Tommymac Nov 2020 #16

What about Traildogbob Nov 2020 #26

Yes karynnj Nov 2020 #29

I'm not sure most people draw it at 62 Captain Zero Nov 2020 #38

I actually did the research Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #44

I'm surprised that many people either don't work anymore Doremus Nov 2020 #54

For many of us, it makes sense to retire early AND keep working. Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #55

I did the math and it'll only take me 4 years to catch up. Doremus Nov 2020 #56

Okay Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #57

So many people's bodies wear out by age 62, if their jobs require physical labor catrose Nov 2020 #58

+1 Ferrets are Cool Nov 2020 #59

I'll pay my share Xipe Totec Nov 2020 #6

I was able to get above the cutoff a couple of times, and certainly could have afforded to pay groundloop Nov 2020 #35

I think it means there are putting a hole in the cap. Captain Zero Nov 2020 #39

Great policy proposals bucolic_frolic Nov 2020 #7

& the Orange Fuckhead Wants to Do Cha Nov 2020 #8

Sounds like a pretty rational plan to bolster the program... Wounded Bear Nov 2020 #10

Why there is a cap on earnings above $137,700 is beyond me... Hulk Nov 2020 #11

I still remember my first job back in 1964. dhol82 Nov 2020 #13

The thing with that is that BumRushDaShow Nov 2020 #17

Ok. And, so? dhol82 Nov 2020 #20

remove the cap... RicROC Nov 2020 #24

I don't disagree BumRushDaShow Nov 2020 #40

The vast majority of (single or widowed) seniors are paid between $850 and $1300 KentuckyWoman Nov 2020 #21

My mother was a widow who got it for herself and us BumRushDaShow Nov 2020 #42

My dad and I had a go around on this years ago. My folks had done very well and retired ... marble falls Nov 2020 #48

I think the "means testing" BumRushDaShow Nov 2020 #50

Oh absolutely. Their estate is substantial. I feel a bit guilty it was icreased from SSI. marble falls Nov 2020 #51

It's because the higher earners' benefits are capped also. spooky3 Nov 2020 #18

Times change. dhol82 Nov 2020 #22

and facts are facts. This is a factual answer to the questions that were asked. nt spooky3 Nov 2020 #28

I understand all that.....and thanks for explaining... Hulk Nov 2020 #36

defund enid602 Nov 2020 #12

I'm 60 Layzeebeaver Nov 2020 #15

KNR Lucinda Nov 2020 #19

Love it!!!!!! ailsagirl Nov 2020 #23

Does any of this apply to disabled people? I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2020 #25

A little more on this I read a few weeks ago JGladstone Nov 2020 #30

my favorite part is the Soc Sec tax applied to higher incomes! yellowdogintexas Nov 2020 #31

disability needs a bump too. Takket Nov 2020 #32

Not sure why the 20% bump only goes to widows and widowers dflprincess Nov 2020 #33

When will stay-at-home family caregivers earn SS work credits? Grasswire2 Nov 2020 #37

A nice gift for Warnock and Ossoff to use DeminPennswoods Nov 2020 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author pinkstarburst Nov 2020 #43

I wonder if there will be a raise in benefits for those over $137,700? honest.abe Nov 2020 #45

Minimum 2020 soc security benefit $15950 if u worked 30 years Cicada Nov 2020 #46

This message was self-deleted by its author CatLady78 Nov 2020 #47

Perfect wryter2000 Nov 2020 #49

Good on him, but confused about why widows/widowers should get 20% more a month. Fla Dem Nov 2020 #52

The COLA's don't even pay for the increases to cost of Medicare. COLA's need to increase Number9Dream Nov 2020 #53

And it's not like many, if not most, seniors couldn't really use a "raise." BobTheSubgenius Nov 2020 #60