Is anybody paying attention that this payroll "tax cut" is the deduction for Social Security that we've been told forever is an "insurance policy" funded by us, and not a government entitlement?

How about that this "tax cut" is to be funded by increased fees on new mortgages that you know will be "permanent" as these payroll "tax cuts" are eventually eliminated?

Two months, or one year? This is probably the stupidest "crisis" I've ever witnessed.

No one has brought out that $40 per paycheck assumes everyone must be making $50,000+. This like most percentage cuts or raises puts more dollars back in the pocket of the highest wage earners than in the lower wage earners. The 2% is coming out of Social Security so isn't this contributing to a future shortfall in money that will be available when needed. The answer isn't to kick the can down the road, it is to find a way to turn our economy around. VK I agree with you, it is time to never vote for any incumbent. It appears all of them are drunk with power.