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Tim S

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3. Just remove the income cap for SS contributions and funding problems end

Reply to lostnfound (Original post)

Sun Apr 19, 2026, 08:17 AM

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Anything else is a BS distraction. Have the oligarchs pay the same income percentage into Social Security as those who are currently under the cap. Simple as that.

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Social security to be whittled down from the top - brainwashing has begun via media [View all] lostnfound Sunday OP

They want to force everyone back into work. The Madcap Sunday #1

Exchange "back into work" for "the graveyard" and you are correct. misanthrope Sunday #12

Hopefully the mid-term in November will put Democrats back as the majority............... Lovie777 Sunday #2

Just remove the income cap for SS contributions and funding problems end Tim S Sunday #3

Democrats have to unite Cosmocat Sunday #4

YES. And we need some statisticians and glossy think-tank produced content like the GOP has got lostnfound Sunday #5

It's been dinked with a number of times. Igel Sunday #7

SSA projections of a shortfall date according to ssa.gove over the past 20 years lostnfound Sunday #6

First the "media" has tried to convince us to delay starting our SS to get a bigger payment wishstar Sunday #8

Will somebody please point out that the money is still going to be taken out of our checks? chowmama Sunday #9

With *rump's abuse of the dollar policies, people making 100k will need food stamps at some point, it's infinitely Uncle Joe Sunday #10

"6 figures" ain't what it used to be RandomNumbers Sunday #11

I absolutely agree. People have all kinds of circumstances that they've planned for or faced. lostnfound Sunday #13