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Social Security. NO other candidate is addressing this (OTHER than by advocating cuts) except BERNIE (Original Post) Triana May 2016 OP
Oh really, strange for you to say this since Sanders migrated from having FICA on all wages to Thinkingabout May 2016 #1
what about the fact hill2016 May 2016 #2
What are you basing that on? dgauss May 2016 #4
try this calculator hill2016 May 2016 #11
And, they get the same amount. If they pay in more, they will get more and that's Hoyt May 2016 #3
unfortully Robbins May 2016 #5
Actually that is not true. This is from Clinton's web site UCmeNdc May 2016 #6
Go to Hillary Clinton's web site. She says in writing she will raise the cap. UCmeNdc May 2016 #7
she said clearly In debate Robbins May 2016 #8
OASDI is the life support this economy Downwinder May 2016 #9
Bernie advocates lifting the cap ABOVE $250k/yr. NorthCarolina May 2016 #10

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
1. Oh really, strange for you to say this since Sanders migrated from having FICA on all wages to
Sat May 28, 2016, 06:53 PM
May 2016

Hillary's position of restarting FICA on wages of $250,000. Hillary came on board with this position, Sanders changed his position.

 

hill2016

(1,772 posts)
2. what about the fact
Sat May 28, 2016, 07:05 PM
May 2016

that this is factually wrong (As in him numbers don't add up)?

Nobody else no even Trump is peddling such nonsense.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
3. And, they get the same amount. If they pay in more, they will get more and that's
Sat May 28, 2016, 07:15 PM
May 2016

the main reason simply raising the cap does not solve the SS funding issue. It does help, but doesn't solve it. Sounds good, but it's just more talk.

Probably biggest problem is that increase FICA tax has also been tapped by Sanders to pay for healthcare, education, infrastructure, welfare, etc. Those are all things we need to do, but he's not offering the way to do it, not to mention Congress will laugh at him if he somehow were elected President.

Robbins

(5,066 posts)
5. unfortully
Sat May 28, 2016, 07:18 PM
May 2016

most voters don't seem to care.even dems since they are poised to nominate clinton.

Clinton has already ruled out raising the cap.which was predicable since top 1% are her donors.

UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts)
6. Actually that is not true. This is from Clinton's web site
Sat May 28, 2016, 07:27 PM
May 2016

Hillary understands that there is no way to accomplish that goal without asking the highest-income Americans to pay more, including options to tax some of their income above the current Social Security cap, and taxing some of their income not currently taken into account by the Social Security system.


This is verbatim from her position on SS.

Robbins

(5,066 posts)
8. she said clearly In debate
Sat May 28, 2016, 07:37 PM
May 2016

no to any new taxes.

She is candiate of top 1% you think she will raise any new taxes on them.and how do you think she will pay for more war.cut from social safety net which includes ss and SSI.

Downwinder

(12,869 posts)
9. OASDI is the life support this economy
Sat May 28, 2016, 08:06 PM
May 2016

has been living on since 2001. Look at the payouts by State State and ZIP and see how your community is benefiting.
https://www.ssa.gov/policy/docs/statcomps/oasdi_zip/2014/index.html

That money goes into the community and is recycled.

 

NorthCarolina

(11,197 posts)
10. Bernie advocates lifting the cap ABOVE $250k/yr.
Sat May 28, 2016, 08:09 PM
May 2016

No increases for those in the $110k to $250k income range; a donut hole.

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