Social Security

[BlueStreak]

Originally Posted by Tom Joad

The second part of that wouldn't be necessary.

What a lot of people don't know is that the formula for calculating your benefit is very progressive and favors low income people. That's why the Republicans hate it. Low income people already get a much better deal out of Social Security than the more affluent. I would remove the cap, and just tweak the formula a little to make it even more progressive. There is already a maximum that one person can draw. It's $2642 a month. I'd leave that there. So even if you've paid in a billion bucks over your lifetime, you'll only get $2642 a month. That will make it so the rich can't say they don't get anything from it. They can use that $2642 to pay their manicurist.

And one more thing.

Why is it that only wags and salaries are taxed?

Why not apply it to all income?

Fuck these hedge fund managers.

Thanks for clearing that up. Only the bloodsuckers shouldn't even get the $2642. They shouldn't get jack shit, but a bill.

Dave