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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:10 AM Original message |
Social Security Isn’t In Crisis – WE ALREADY PAID FOR IT! |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
1. Exactly |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:30 AM Response to Reply #1 |
5. There is a lot of disinformation... |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
12. Only it doesn't have to pay it back all at once. They only need to purchase |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. It was hypothetical |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
2. And if there is zero money in the general revenue fund, they can't buy them back and only a |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:32 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. And that is not the case, and won't be if the Fed Govt |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:42 AM Response to Reply #7 |
10. YOU are elected!! |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 01:12 PM Response to Reply #7 |
22. Is the case according to the SSA. |
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sabrina 1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 01:20 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. And yet it still had a surplus, both this year and last year. |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:39 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Currently, social security is meeting its obligations. |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:22 AM Response to Original message |
3. Yep. |
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reformist2 (998 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
4. The money SS has coming to it must come from higher income taxes. |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:31 AM Response to Reply #4 |
6. How so? |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:40 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Try looking at it like this |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:50 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Look at it this way. Social Security is currently meeting the out go. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:52 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. It shouldn't |
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joeglow3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:17 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. It is a sunk cost |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 01:36 PM Response to Reply #9 |
25. Here's another way of looking at it - the correct way. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 01:48 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. Spot on |
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reformist2 (998 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:56 AM Response to Reply #6 |
15. Sorry for any confusion - I was talking about the long term. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:15 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Exactly |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:40 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. No, tax the rich who 'borrowed' from the fund in the first place. nt |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 01:44 PM Response to Reply #17 |
26. It was the workers who payed the payroll taxes in the first place. |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 01:51 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Rush? |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
11. This needs to be discussed every time cutting Social Security comes up |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 12:24 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. Me too. |
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exelwood (34 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
21. Maybe it's time to rethink Social Security.. |
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jtown1123 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 01:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. Sorry but means testing will be the death of SS. It will get cut along with all the other welfare |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 03:13 PM Response to Reply #21 |
29. taxable |
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ProgressiveEconomist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 03:37 PM Response to Original message |
30. 'Follow the money' and understand 'STRENGTHENING' SS: Link and SIMPLE analogy |
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Why Syzygy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-25-11 04:32 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Bravo! |
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