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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 12:39 AM Original message |
Somebody explain to me the $87,900 Social Security tax cap |
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ogradda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 12:40 AM Response to Original message |
1. that's correct. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 12:43 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. That's the dumbest thing ever |
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Skink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 12:45 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Ya think |
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ogradda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 12:48 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. This is a big part of unfair taxation. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 12:58 AM Response to Reply #5 |
7. So, another dumb question... Why didn't Kerry propose this? |
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ogradda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 01:02 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Good question. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 01:04 AM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Upper income people vote Republican, who cares about them? |
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ogradda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 01:07 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. This kind of thing has a lot to do |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 01:11 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Yea, it's called Greed... |
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Muzzle Tough (187 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 01:27 AM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Actually...... |
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Poor Richard Lex (256 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 10:38 AM Response to Reply #15 |
26. so let's keep the cap on payouts and remove the 89k cap on income |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 03:03 PM Response to Reply #26 |
35. Better to remove the cap on premiums and |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 03:37 PM Response to Reply #35 |
39. Agreed, everybody is entitled to SS if they pay into it... |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 11:47 AM Response to Reply #10 |
31. Not all upper income people vote Republican |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 03:38 PM Response to Reply #31 |
40. Not ALL, but most people in that income bracket do... |
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Goldeneye (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 09:01 AM Response to Reply #7 |
22. I think we need to start calling em like we see em |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 11:32 AM Response to Reply #7 |
30. He did. Sen. Kerry suppored removing the cap alltogether, I believe. (nt) |
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Blue Wally (974 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 06:37 AM Response to Reply #2 |
20. The cap has been steadily raised over the years |
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bain_sidhe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
3. Right, WAGE income over $87,900 |
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vpigrad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 12:57 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. The bottom graph has to be wrong! |
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ogradda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 01:03 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Where do you work? n/t |
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vpigrad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 01:13 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. CPA firm |
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ogradda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 01:24 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. lol i see. |
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vpigrad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 01:43 AM Response to Reply #14 |
17. Ahhh... |
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ogradda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 03:48 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. ouch! |
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bain_sidhe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 01:30 AM Response to Reply #6 |
16. Well, not according to ITEP |
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vpigrad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 01:47 AM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Thanks |
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bain_sidhe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 01:59 PM Response to Reply #18 |
34. Not sure about retirement not being investment income |
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alcuno (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 07:32 PM Response to Reply #6 |
47. If you make 1 mill on investments and I make 0, the average is 500 thou |
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Killarney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
21. So, do people that make more than $87,900 RECEIVE SS payments |
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Billy Ruffian (672 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 09:30 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Wouldn't be good if you got your facts correct? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 10:13 AM Response to Reply #23 |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 10:40 AM Response to Reply #24 |
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Killarney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 11:06 AM Response to Reply #27 |
29. So, anyone that asks a question on DU is a lazy loser? |
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Billy Ruffian (672 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 12:09 PM Response to Reply #29 |
32. I'll apologize. |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 03:07 PM Response to Reply #21 |
36. They do pay into it |
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Billy Ruffian (672 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 03:12 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Sample benefit calculator for SS retirement benefits |
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Killarney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 03:51 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. Thanks for the info. |
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Chalco (817 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
25. I just retired but.. |
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AngryAmish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 10:58 AM Response to Original message |
28. Repubs will kill us if we propose raising the rates |
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Chalco (817 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 12:21 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Then we'll just have to kill them back n/t |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
38. For the sake of argument |
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spotbird (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 04:08 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. The maximum benefit is $1,380? |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 04:12 PM Response to Reply #42 |
43. No that was for my dad |
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Chalco (817 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 04:38 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. Whatever the max is... |
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bain_sidhe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 05:19 PM Response to Reply #38 |
45. If she was married for 10 years, she qualifies |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-13-04 07:30 PM Response to Reply #45 |
46. Oh, I know. She has never been married. |
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