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Mordred

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5. Expiration was for 2028 election

Reply to Efilroft Sul (Reply #4)

Fri Jul 4, 2025, 12:38 PM

Jul 2025

It was a cynical move so the GOP can run in 2028 claiming the Dems will allow it to expire and thus raise taxes on the working class.

Similarly, the Medicaid cuts and document reforms start in 2027 to avoid it as a mid-term election issue.

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The fascist bill that just passed you know the no taxes taken out if you work overtime............ [View all] turbinetree Jul 2025 OP

Yep. It's a backdor cut to Social Security. Yours and everyone else's. n/t CousinIT Jul 2025 #1

Continuing to pay FICA taxes is a good thing. A limited deduction for overtime pay is good too. If you remember Harris Silent Type Jul 2025 #2

People who WANT to work a lot of overtime are underpaid to begin with. RandomNumbers Jul 2025 #3

Here's the fark: Nobody's going to be given overtime hours. Efilroft Sul Jul 2025 #4

Expiration was for 2028 election Mordred Jul 2025 #5

Yep, and the Democrats better overcome their messaging shortcomings to convey this to the public. Efilroft Sul Jul 2025 #6