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TheBlackAdder

(29,001 posts) Fri Dec 20, 2024, 01:35 PM Yesterday

Billionaires, Social Security & Medicare: It's about ending the 6.2 percent and 1.45 percent employer match.

It's not about saving the budget, it's about employers not wanting to pay matching SS & Medicare.

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Billionaires, Social Security & Medicare: It's about ending the 6.2 percent and 1.45 percent employer match. (Original Post) TheBlackAdder Yesterday OP

Gingrich's 'radical' plan to privatize Social Security Emile Yesterday #1

Ah yes... 2naSalit Yesterday #3

Yup. The last big pots of money the haven't stolen yet. GoCubsGo Yesterday #5

Of course SheltieLover Yesterday #2

And eliminating the Estate Tax surfered Yesterday #4

Emile

(30,689 posts)

1. Gingrich's 'radical' plan to privatize Social Security

Reply to TheBlackAdder (Original post)

Fri Dec 20, 2024, 01:41 PM

Yesterday

and underfund Medicare is still alive and well.

2naSalit

(93,316 posts)

3. Ah yes...

Reply to Emile (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 20, 2024, 01:51 PM

Yesterday

The contract on America.

GoCubsGo

(33,138 posts)

5. Yup. The last big pots of money the haven't stolen yet.

Reply to Emile (Reply #1)

Fri Dec 20, 2024, 02:03 PM

Yesterday

They've been salivating over it for decades.

SheltieLover

(60,138 posts)

2. Of course

Reply to TheBlackAdder (Original post)

Fri Dec 20, 2024, 01:47 PM

Yesterday

surfered

(3,691 posts)

4. And eliminating the Estate Tax

Reply to TheBlackAdder (Original post)

Fri Dec 20, 2024, 01:59 PM

Yesterday

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