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In reply to the discussion: Please stop repeating false Republican talking points! [View all]RC
(25,592 posts)33. This is why.
Box 6: Medicare tax withheld. Box 6 reports the amount of taxes withheld from your paycheck for the Medicare tax. The Medicare tax is a flat tax rate of 1.45% of your total Medicare wages.
http://taxes.about.com/od/formw2/a/IRSFormW2_3.htm
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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