[tuccillo]

I doubt you will get an answer - the poster apparently can't do elementary multiplication. Par for the course.

Originally Posted by Bill14564

I understood quite well what you wrote in post #36. I cherry picked nothing, I used all the information you provided.

That was not your suggestion in post #36. Your suggestion then was to raise the cap to $400,000 while raising the payouts to $6,000 for those averaging $250,000 in salary.

If this new suggestion of raising the cap to $250,000 also comes with the increase in payouts then the math is even worse.

Out of curiosity, how did you calculate your $100 MORE per month number?

[MrFlorida]

Originally Posted by Keefelane66

Obviously you live in a NEWS dark hole. Supreme Court ruled the Administrations debt forgiveness of $10,000 to $20,000 is not constitutional, so where do you get your information?

From my dark hole, our president is trying a work around for free college, you must have missed it....It came out the day after the SC announcement....try to keep up.

[MrFlorida]

I had to show my ID to get a Lowe's store credit, Not an issue for me, I've nothing to hide. No wants or warrants either.

[melpetezrinski]

Originally Posted by jimbomaybe

The employment rate is an important stat, equally important is the participation rate that has not recovered from covid injected money add to that the baby boomers leaving the workforce, fewer workers , less productivity, higher proportional taking out than putting in, the SS welfare system being the third rail politically and believe it or not there is a limit on just how much debt governments can take on without the system breaking down , just as there is a limit on how much you tax the productive to support the less productive, how will this all pan out? ancient Chinese cruse " May you live in interesting times"

Well if you think the HISTORICALLY LOW "employment rate is an important stat", then how in the world can you back the claim that people "are not interested in working".

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by MrFlorida

I had to show my ID to get a Lowe's store credit, Not an issue for me, I've nothing to hide. No wants or warrants either.

Given how much identity theft is going on these days why not ask for picture ID?

[Normal]

It isn’t rocket science. The largest generation known as the “Baby Boomers” is of retirement age or soon will be. The following smaller generation decided having more than two kids is out, or it isn’t cool to get married, are now expected to work to support our economy. Don’t forget, they have been taught by the schools to only pursue jobs that they “like” to do. Self gratification was the goal. What could possibly go wrong? LOL. We are all goners.

[jimbomaybe]

Originally Posted by melpetezrinski

Well if you think the HISTORICALLY LOW "employment rate is an important stat", then how in the world can you back the claim that people "are not interested in working".

I never said "people are not interested in working" I do think its much more complex. There is a large variance between individuals as to how much effort they will exert working, likewise a great difference as to how people are willing to will live, some hand to mouth , living in squalor, a personnel life to match, at the other end individuals live in pristine conditions as well as their persons, financial situation well ordered, documented with projections. People driven to productivity who make things better for us all , the former dragging us down , who's efforts are dictated by bare necessity

[Bay Kid]

Originally Posted by MrFlorida

From my dark hole, our president is trying a work around for free college, you must have missed it....It came out the day after the SC announcement....try to keep up.

So easy to give away money of people that work.

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Given how much identity theft is going on these days why not ask for picture ID?

An ID also helps to try to figure out how people identify?

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

An ID also helps to try to figure out how people identify?

True. I identify as a male who worked all his life

[MrFlorida]

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

True. I identify as a male who worked all his life

It dosen't matter what you identify as, it's the plumming that counts.

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by MrFlorida

It dosen't matter what you identify as, it's the plumming that counts.

When in doubt there is always the Crocodile Dundee crotch grab sex check.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by MrFlorida

It dosen't matter what you identify as, it's the plumming that counts.

I do have the plumbing for what I identify as.

[CoachKandSportsguy]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

My suggestion was to increase the cap - which is only $160,200. That means - if your paychecks came to $160,201, you pay $0 on that last dollar. If your paychecks came to $1,160,201, then you pay $0 in social security taxes on the million, you ONLY pay it on the $160,200. My suggestion was to increase that cap to $250,000.

just eliminate the cap. . .

The more you make, the less one will miss the small percentage . and the biggest contributors will be highly paid athletes and large corporate sr management.

They all can afford it and a fixed percentage for everyone equally is fairer as everyone pays their share.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy

just eliminate the cap. . .

The more you make, the less one will miss the small percentage . and the biggest contributors will be highly paid athletes and large corporate sr management.

They all can afford it and a fixed percentage for everyone equally is fairer as everyone pays their share.

So your making this into another income tax.

There is such a thing as giving people a reason to work harder and make more without getting the benefits of hard work. At some point are you not paying your fair share?