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To: JohnM who wrote (155275)1/29/2011 2:25:26 PM
From: Wharf Rat  Respond to of 541933
 
"I'm in favor, not surprisingly, of solving the SS funding crisis by taking the caps off payments. Whatever one earns, however, wealthy, gets hit with the same flat tax. It's my understanding that takes care of the funding problem."

Me too.

plus the employeer tax on robots X the number of workers the robot displaced. It's a new tax deduction for them :>)



To: JohnM who wrote (155275)1/29/2011 2:37:04 PM
From: KyrosL  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 541933
 
If you are in favor of taking the caps off, then you must be in favor of means testing. This is because, if you take the caps off, the "rich" will be getting even less social security, compared to their contributions. Which is ... means testing.