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In reply to the discussion: Obama’s Best Attack…Ever!!! [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)50. You only get what you pay for.
We seniors were able to rebut Simpson's accusations that we were sucking on the teat of the taxpayers BECAUSE WE PAID INTO THE SYSTEM. The Social Security Trust Fund holds our money. The government borrowed from that trust fund.
So now they are trying to destroy the trust fund and Social Security with this "tax holiday."
Doesn't take a PhD in math to figure out what is going on.
But for the math-disabled, I am explaining. 2+2=4. 0+0=0.
If your contribution to Social Security is 0, then one of these days, conservatives will tell you that your entitlement to Social Security is 0.
Anyone who thinks any differently has not been paying attention.
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Will it be different from the payroll tax holiday that we have today? nt
MannyGoldstein
Dec 2011
#20
I know, right? How is he going to turn around now and reinstate the payroll tax back to what it was
Mojorabbit
Dec 2011
#30
I think if Obama handed you $1000 and said "go have fun" you'd find a way to bitch about that too.
RBInMaine
Dec 2011
#9
Hopefull this can turn some of those that are living on social secuirty as their only
sarcasmo
Dec 2011
#7
Now we should be asking just how badly hurt the millionaires would be if they had to give up $40.
Bandit
Dec 2011
#31
Obama PoliSci Chess Master De Facto Vs Rookie Baggers and Nooner Stooge......Eating Crow is so hard
opihimoimoi
Dec 2011
#38