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anotherOKIE

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1. Hope not

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Tue Oct 5, 2021, 12:36 PM

Oct 2021

Means testing would never affect me because we are fairly poor people. However, if President Biden does agrees to means testing my respect and support for him will drop considerably. I will vote for him but not say much about respecting or supporting him. I think that everyone who pays into a social program should be able to benefit from it. Now, maybe I just don't understand what kind of means testing and for what kind of programs he is discussing and that I could be completely wrong about my feelings at this time.

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Biden Tells Progressives He's Open to Means-Testing Programs [View all] left-of-center2012 Oct 2021 OP

Hope not anotherOKIE Oct 2021 #1

What if the cut off line was $250,000 ? left-of-center2012 Oct 2021 #3

That could be doable. Karma13612 Oct 2021 #5

They won't do that left-of-center2012 Oct 2021 #6

He did not say he was going to mean test Social Security Mary in S. Carolina Oct 2021 #10

He's not talking about means testing SS mcar Oct 2021 #12

Why? I already pay taxes so Bezos doesn't have to. Why should people who can afford it Vinca Oct 2021 #18

I did not get any of the stimulus checks due to means testing LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2021 #24

Good God no. Why not just fund it fully for half the time?? ColinC Oct 2021 #2

Wait, wha.. Karma13612 Oct 2021 #4

Oh honestly I don't know. I just saw an article about it here a while back ColinC Oct 2021 #9

Means testing for social support is a barrier. WhiskeyGrinder Oct 2021 #7

Means testing is a foothold for the repukes to start lowering the cutoff threshold Doremus Oct 2021 #8

Every time they go this route...it doesn't work out as intended. Xolodno Oct 2021 #11

For the responses mentioning social security left-of-center2012 Oct 2021 #13

Means test the rich. Each top 10% of our most wealthy should a team to check every line NCjack Oct 2021 #14

So if you have two school teachers in NC, making say 40k per year each dsc Oct 2021 #15

Yea, I would be find means testing, as long as the limit isn't something... SKKY Oct 2021 #16

Nope. Fuck you, Bloomberg. aocommunalpunch Oct 2021 #17

Bloomberg is just reporting the story left-of-center2012 Oct 2021 #19

I should have been more clear. aocommunalpunch Oct 2021 #20

"I was literally calling out the service" left-of-center2012 Oct 2021 #22

This may be the solution to pass this bill. honest.abe Oct 2021 #21

He pretty much has to be open to it at this point Tom Rinaldo Oct 2021 #23