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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 02:17 PM Original message |
Obama: Congress should extend payroll tax cut |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
1. Extend it permanently in exchange for removing the earnings cap. |
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SoapBox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 02:37 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. You are absolutely correct. |
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exboyfil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 02:52 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Good suggestion |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 03:04 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Sounds like you put a lot of thought into this... |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 03:17 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Remove the cap and lower the rate so that $250k salary pays the same... |
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exboyfil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 06:47 PM Response to Reply #9 |
22. Only because Obama made that silly promise |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 07:11 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. That's why I propose removing the cap along with an overall rate decrease... |
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Better Believe It (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 03:17 PM Response to Reply #4 |
10. So how much could Social Security benefits be cut under your proposal? |
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ieoeja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 04:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. With tech progress, we require fewer people to do the same work. And he wants to CUT SS? |
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exboyfil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 06:32 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. How much over 7.5%/7.5% do you plan |
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exboyfil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 06:35 PM Response to Reply #10 |
21. Well I still am proposing a $10K adjusted for inflation floor |
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SomeGuyInEagan (872 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 03:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. That makes sense and is fair. n/t |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 03:11 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. It's not "substantially more money" |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 04:02 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. That is my opinion also |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 03:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. I like that. Logical and essentially painless. |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 03:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
13. That would be a solution, TheWraith. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
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Melissa G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
7. Why is it good strategy to make your opponent stronger? |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 03:46 PM Response to Original message |
12. This is blatantly anti-Social Security. |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:04 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Yes, it is anti-Social Securty. |
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PSPS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
14. More of Obama's plan to eliminate social security |
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Fuddnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
17. Payroll tax holidays used to only be muttered by Republicans. |
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2Design (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 05:02 PM Response to Original message |
18. is this the one that cuts into medicare = NOT continue |
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Nossida (205 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
24. perhaps its time to |
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Ian David (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
25. The tax cut needs to come in the form of a check with a cover letter that the dipshits can SEE. |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
26. So you extent the payroll tax cut for one more year |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-29-11 07:54 PM Response to Original message |
27. This is Insanity. |
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