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By: RMuse

This simple fact needs to be driven home so GOP, teabaggers, and libertarians get it. It is our money, our retirement, our retirement healthcare. It is also part of New Deal the GOP has worked to...

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By: Ken Hughes

Hidden due to low comment rating. Click here to see.There’s little differance between the GOP and Democrats. Neither party represents “We the People”. As for the GOP representing the rich more rich...

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By: Aline Kaplan

It’s really very simple. The Republicans are using the deficit boogeyman to go after the social safety net programs that they despise. The facts around Social Security have nothing to do with their...

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By: joe the economist

am sorry to break the news to you. Politicians lie. If Reagan said it, he lied : Social Security was in a state of insolvency at that time because payroll taxes didn’t cover the outflow of the system...

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By: joe the economist

Reagan is talking about “deficit” which is a point in time measurement. In 1984, we had raised payroll taxes to a point where it didn’t add to the deficit, provided that you ignore the EITC. So he...

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By: joe the economist

10 Thumbs down but no one contests the fact that pushing new taxes to Social Security away from deficit control … does in fact affect the deficit. Rate this comment: 0  1

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By: Dan Overmitten

Not that anyone is asking…….Social Security was just fine until Congress decided to raid the fund. Can’t remember the exact date but I believe it was in the 70s. My stanch Republican father pointed...

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By: joe the economist

Dan, There is virtually no evidence that the funds flowing through Social Security have been misused. According to SSA, 85-90% of all revenue ever collected has been distributed to beneficiaries. SSA...

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