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Maine-i-acs

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4. SS, Medicare and Medicaid can all be fixed with three words:

Reply to last chance (Original post)

Tue Dec 24, 2019, 09:43 AM

Dec 2019

Last edited Tue Dec 24, 2019, 01:27 PM - Edit history (1)

CHANGE THE CAP

The cap on FICA was designed to be adjusted as incomes change over time. A little tweak makes it all solvent and can improve reimbursement.
Republi-cant's fight any change tooth and nail because the wealthy have to pay a little.

Democrats could campaign on this: Doesn't affect the lower wage earners and allows wealthy to continue to care for the less fortunate, unemployed and elderly as they have in the past.

Republi-cant's want to go after the SS-medicare treasure chest because right now it is 100% accountable and low overhead. If they take it away they can profit from it.

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Who agrees [View all] last chance Dec 2019 OP

Republicans have nothing good for average Americans. pwb Dec 2019 #1

That just might work.... safeinOhio Dec 2019 #2

+1 2naSalit Dec 2019 #3

SS, Medicare and Medicaid can all be fixed with three words: Maine-i-acs Dec 2019 #4