The Trump Economy

[donquixote99]

Originally Posted by Noogies

I know, right?

My original point -- albeit possibly arrived a by a circuitous route -- was that rich people shouldn't be receiving social security. Means testing, anyone? Seems like a good way to trim expenses.

It would trim relatively little in expenses, while introducing a potentially-problematic complication into the claims process. The only change necessary is to increase the cap on earnings subject to social security tax. I would make it a floating cap, adjusted automatically every year so prospective revenues hopefully match prospective expenses. Should that fail, Treasury on the hook for the shortfall. As it is anyway....