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In reply to the discussion: Please stop repeating false Republican talking points! [View all]alc
(1,151 posts)14. still bad to mix general revenue and SS books
Democrats and Republicans argue over whether or not to include SS as part of the yearly budget discussion. Technically it should not be included as it should be an independent set of books and live/die on it's own. The more the two are mixed the more that technicality fades.
If they want to let people keep an extra 2% of their salary, then decrease income taxes by 2% for the first $106k. I haven't seen a good reason why they want to play games with SS by cutting it and transferring 2% from income tax - the bottom line of both sets of books is the same and people keep the same amount of their salary, but there is another tie between the general budget and SS.
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Why did you throw in Medicare, much of which has always been paid from the general fund?
bornskeptic
Dec 2011
#22
It's the linking of GF revenue to SS that concerns many, not that SS is taking an immediate hit.
RUMMYisFROSTED
Dec 2011
#8
There is no money in any "Social Security Trust Fund", so how could a tax cut change that?
Romulox
Dec 2011
#9
so all those us treasury bonds everyone owns the world over, are worth "no money"?
yodermon
Dec 2011
#12
The "Trust Fund" doesn't own any US currency (hard cash), nor any US Treasury Bonds.
Romulox
Dec 2011
#13
Right. I provided the link so you could read on. It's all there. No cash. No Treasury Bonds.
Romulox
Dec 2011
#19
That's not what Bernie Sanders says and I trust his judgement better than anyone else
doc03
Dec 2011
#20
Why are you putting W. Bush quotes up with a heading indicating they are Obama's words?
rgbecker
Dec 2011
#42
yes, you are missing that Obama is making the same arguments as those Bush quotes.
hfojvt
Dec 2011
#43
It appears some here actually buy into Repig Talking points whole hog. Sad.
MjolnirTime
Dec 2011
#27
Most of our policy is a mess of Republican talking points Gingrichcare, Payroll Tax Holidays,
TheKentuckian
Dec 2011
#29
When they said getting Democrats in line is like herding cats, they weren't kidding.
rgbecker
Dec 2011
#31
Yeah, well if we are going to continue the payroll tax cut we need to raise FICA cap very high
Yo_Mama
Dec 2011
#55