Social Security.

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  • Posts: 5,700
    RainDog wrote:
    Someone making $98,000 per year pays the exact same dollar amount into Social Security as someone who's making one million per year, one billion per year, etc - roughly $6,000.

    If you make one million dollars per year, you only pay $6,000 into Social Security. Someone needs to suggest lifting that cap entirely.

    Will you lift the benefit cap as well then?
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    macgyver06 wrote:
    these billionaires don't care about anyone. thats probly why they are billionaires.

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5115920.stm
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    farfromglorified wrote:
    Will you lift the benefit cap as well then?
    Nope. Funding problem solved.
  • Posts: 2,500
    RainDog wrote:
    My grandmother does.

    Than your social security money you put in goes directly to her.

    im sure she does need it.
  • Posts: 1,450
    RainDog wrote:
    Someone making $98,000 per year pays the exact same dollar amount into Social Security as someone who's making one million per year, one billion per year, etc - roughly $6,000.

    If you make one million dollars per year, you only pay $6,000 into Social Security. Someone needs to suggest lifting that cap entirely.

    This isnt a socialized country
    America...the greatest Country in the world.
  • Posts: 281
    RainDog wrote:
    Someone making $98,000 per year pays the exact same dollar amount into Social Security as someone who's making one million per year, one billion per year, etc - roughly $6,000.

    If you make one million dollars per year, you only pay $6,000 into Social Security. Someone needs to suggest lifting that cap entirely.
    I would rather they suggest abolishing the entire program. Make it voluntary for those that think the government is better at planning and preparing their retirement.
  • Posts: 1,824
    miller8966 wrote:
    This isnt a socialized country
    If you believe that, you're fooling yourself.
  • Posts: 2,500
    farfromglorified wrote:
    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/5115920.stm

    lol. you think warren buffett cares... where does this money go?

    thats still not the point of this thread.

    SOCIAL SECURITY wont be here in 20 years.. and our gov't and people have known for decades.. and its still been..to bad
  • Posts: 10,118
    macgyver06 wrote:
    lol. you think warren buffett cares... where does this money go?
    it goes here http://www.gatesfoundation.org/default.htm and yes he does care. you really dont think so?

    "thats still not the point of this thread."

    ok see ya
  • Posts: 5,700
    RainDog wrote:
    Nope. Funding problem solved.

    Hehe...funding problem solved? Ok, so you've just massively increased the taxes for small business owners everywhere, thereby increasing unemployment and decreasing earnings for average workers, thereby forcing increased payouts from your system via SSI. Furthermore, you've completely bastardized a system that, while foolish, at least held onto a personal investment in personal future concept.

    In the end though, you'll probably still end up ahead by taking the full amount from the wealthy and paying them back an incredibly tiny percentage back. But wouldn't it be easier to simply steal their property, sell it at auction, and then dump the profits out of helicopters over major cities?
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    farfromglorified wrote:
    Hehe...funding problem solved? Ok, so you've just massively increased the taxes for small business owners everywhere, thereby increasing unemployment and decreasing earnings for average workers, thereby forcing increased payouts from your system via SSI. Furthermore, you've completely bastardized a system that, while foolish, at least held onto a personal investment in personal future concept.

    In the end though, you'll probably still end up ahead by taking the full amount from the wealthy and paying them back an incredibly tiny percentage back. But wouldn't it be easier to simply steal their property, sell it at auction, and then dump the profits out of helicopters over major cities?
    No. I prefer the beaurocratic method. The "massive layoffs" will eventually balance out and would likely never even reach Great Depression standards.
  • Posts: 2,500
    jlew24asu wrote:
    it goes here http://www.gatesfoundation.org/default.htm and yes he does care. you really dont think so?

    "thats still not the point of this thread."

    ok see ya

    you have got to be the most misinformed person ever.
  • Posts: 2,500
    end it today..cut everyone off.
  • Posts: 2,500
    in a system they have accepted water isnt free, but the right for them to die wealthy is free.

    cut em' all off.
  • Posts: 5,700
    RainDog wrote:
    No. I prefer the beaurocratic method. The "massive layoffs" will eventually balance out and would likely never even reach Great Depression standards.

    Those are lofty goals you have there. But you're right, the "massive layoffs" would likely not reach Great Depression standards. Congratulations.

    Now, on a personal note, such a plan would be it for me here in this economic system. That would increase my tax obligation to obscene levels. Most of you may not realize this, but employers foot half of your social security bill. My personal and business taxes would skyrocket under your plan. At that point, I could move my entire business and any employees that wanted to join me to the Caymans or somewhere similar and do so at a lower cost than the obligations required of me under that plan.
  • Posts: 10,118
    macgyver06 wrote:
    you have got to be the most misinformed person ever.
    well please inform me
  • Posts: 2,500
    how long do we have to keep bending to ghosts?

    irresponsible ghosts.
  • Posts: 5,700
    macgyver06 wrote:
    cut em' all off.

    Amen. Please do. Keep every dime you've stolen from me. Just let us go.
  • Posts: 2,500
    jlew24asu wrote:
    well please inform me

    well how old are you?
  • Posts: 10,118
    macgyver06 wrote:
    well how old are you?
    old enough now please show me the light of my misguided ways

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