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Emile

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4. The wealthy need another tax cut. So they raid the

Reply to CousinIT (Original post)

Wed Jan 28, 2026, 11:44 AM

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Seniors on Social Security Could Face $460 Monthly Cut to Benefits - Republicans are fine with that. [View all] CousinIT Jan 28 OP

CUT THE CRAP...RAISE THE CAP... FalloutShelter Jan 28 #1

Very catchy! PatSeg Jan 28 #10

Eliminate the cap. mobeau69 Jan 28 #14

Here's another cap to get rid of. Beartracks Jan 28 #33

Kill the cap! Americanme Jan 28 #20

Cap and crap maliaSmith Jan 28 #21

I like that! Good campaign slogan! n/t CousinIT Jan 28 #34

Like most problems, the longer we wait to fix it, the worse it will be. Midnight Writer Jan 28 #2

Must we not forget, popsdenver Jan 28 #23

Liars. Raise the cap. I am certain Elon and the rest of these greed-bags would travelingthrulife Jan 28 #3

Eliminate the cap. mobeau69 Jan 28 #15

The wealthy need another tax cut. So they raid the Emile Jan 28 #4

Along with popsdenver Jan 28 #24

Yep. Nasty ole social Darwinists. The masters of social engineering Gum Logger Jan 28 #29

Trump is still pissed off popsdenver Jan 28 #32

Sometimes, I wonder if Republicans came from another planet? chouchou Jan 28 #5

Planet Greed, Ruled By The God Mammon. ColoringFool Jan 28 #16

Save into your IRA and 401K...if your job barely pays renting from a slumlord? haele Jan 28 #6

The entire Trump crime syndicate are billionaires. They have no CLUE CousinIT Jan 28 #35

Basically popsdenver Jan 29 #37

If they do Rebl2 Jan 28 #7

Cut someone's social security by fifty percent and that someone will go to DC and shoot someone responsible in the head. pecosbob Jan 28 #8

+1 They'd better outlaw public weapons first leftstreet Jan 28 #11

I know at least four people who will do exactly that 31st Street Bridge Jan 28 #30

Why do you think that popsdenver Jan 29 #38

Go for it orangecrush Jan 28 #9

Also popsdenver Jan 28 #25

Another bad economic policy Johonny Jan 28 #12

Our waiting for the trust fund crisis is political malpractice gulliver Jan 28 #13

The main reason Social Security is in trouble, dugog55 Jan 28 #17

HWBush was running things for 12 long years popsdenver Jan 28 #27

Easy-Peasy. After All, Meals Cost Only $3.00. ColoringFool Jan 28 #18

Unless we elect a progressive president in 2028, and the senate kills the filibuster, they will wait to fix Fiendish Thingy Jan 28 #19

There will may well be a systemic problem with a Democratic Caucus-controlled Senate IF this attempt at a centrist wave Celerity Jan 29 #39

The oligarchs know the populist pendulum is swinging leftward Fiendish Thingy Jan 29 #40

You damn old people are getting all my money! Wonder Why Jan 28 #22

Democrats should put fixing timms139 Jan 28 #26

But this won't effect Elon's tax cut, right? OH DEAR JESUS PLEASE CONFIRM THAT ELON WILL BE OK. Miles Archer Jan 28 #28

This is not accurate: markodochartaigh Jan 28 #31

Raise the cap to include the effect of all inflation in necessities snot Jan 28 #36

Eliminate the cap for individuals, but keep it for businesses on their American employees. roamer65 Jan 29 #41