Reply #32: Exactly

[wryter2000]

Until this tax cut, the argument that SS contribute to the deficit have been bogus. The only money paid out came from payroll taxes. Now, the SS fund is in part dependent on general revenue.

That may not be a strong enough reason not to have a payroll tax cut, but we have to face the reality that this can cause a problem for SS, both real and political, in the future.

I sincerely hope they find some other way to make up the revenue, such as raising the payroll tax cap.