Why doesn't anyone ever mention that the reason earnings in excess of $160,000 are not subject to payroll taxes is because no Social Security benefits are paid on earnings in excess of $160,000?
— Jeff Bograd (@jeffbograd) February 23, 2023
Angry soycialist: https://x.com/RustBeltway/status/1628932828002934786?s=20
I appreciate all the thoughtful responses here. My contribution: frick you, Jeff.
Impotent sarcasm: https://x.com/TheHigherFriar/status/1628816073637208067?s=20
I'm sure people making that kind of money are really gonna need the SS benefits in retirement. Meanwhile, frick everyone else, they can work with their hands until they're 80 and their skin is worn off. Also, what's up with this bullshit that children can't work?! #LetThemToil
Here's a bonus centrist take that generated some sneeding: https://x.com/professorplum_/status/1628782120171884544?s=20
Feels like we need to raise or eliminate the cap but also raise the retirement age as Americans live for far longer than when the system was created
Seething poorcel: https://x.com/SueDickhead/status/1628789410597597185?s=20
Shut up butthole we don’t need to be forcing 70 year olds to fricking work in factories. rich people can simply pay their share
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This is literally the point of social security
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FDR: "We must not allow this type of insurance to become a dole through the mingling of insurance and relief. It is not charity. It must be financed by contributions, not taxes."
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