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CousinIT

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10. BUMP. Turd's tax plan coming out today. Look for what he calls "middle class tax cuts"

Reply to CousinIT (Original post)

Wed Apr 26, 2017, 09:35 AM

Apr 2017

It may include this FICA cuts or complete elimination.

FICA is not taxes. It's an insurance premium. It pays for retirement insurance (social security) and unemployment insurance.

What happens when we stop paying our insurance premiums?

We LOSE our insurance coverage.

In this case we'd LOSE our social security and UI - at least.

TURD may want to pass that off as a "tax cut".

FICA is NOT a TAX so this is NOT a "tax cut". It's DEFUNDING OF RETIREMENT INSURANCE MOST AMERICANS NEED OR WILL NEED.

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The Great Yellow Turd's tax plan rumored to be out tomorrow possibly incl DEFUNDING SOCIAL SECURITY [View all] CousinIT Apr 2017 OP

Kleptocratic kakistrophic klusterf... pbmus Apr 2017 #1

They don't have the votes to defund the most popular program in the country still_one Apr 2017 #2

I suppose the teabaggers Bettie Apr 2017 #6

If the republicans somehow did that, it would be political suicide and they know it still_one Apr 2017 #7

I don't know that it would Bettie Apr 2017 #8

Except that a lot of teabags ARE those old people, who would be starving on the streets. MoonRiver Apr 2017 #13

I wish I still thought that they understood that Bettie Apr 2017 #15

Maybe when they have no food and/or potable water they will understand. MoonRiver Apr 2017 #16

He really DOES want the people to hate him, doesn't he. Way too many people depend on sSS for napi21 Apr 2017 #3

Good Luck With That colsohlibgal Apr 2017 #4

This is the plan n2doc Apr 2017 #5

Yep. Once they get those trillions into the general fund where they can SPEND it... CousinIT Apr 2017 #12

the 3rd Rail of American Politics maxsolomon Apr 2017 #9

BUMP. Turd's tax plan coming out today. Look for what he calls "middle class tax cuts" CousinIT Apr 2017 #10

Kick. dalton99a Apr 2017 #11

Just called my 2 senators & congresscritter. CousinIT Apr 2017 #14