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paleotn

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2. As easy to fix as it was in 1983.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 12:25 PM

21 hrs ago

Raising the cap is all that's needed. Something even Reagan and Tip O'Neill agreed on. Go one better. Automatically raise the cap each year. It's a travesty that hasn't been done in 43 years.

The rest is Jebus Johnson and fiscal conservatives being anything but.

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Social Security's looming insolvency sparks alarm in Congress [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 21 hrs ago OP

Raise the Cap! BTW, they screwed it up so they can privatize it. yellow dahlia 21 hrs ago #1

As easy to fix as it was in 1983. paleotn 21 hrs ago #2

Easy Peasy. Eliminate the Cap! MineralMan 21 hrs ago #3

Pay workers what they are worth, the fund would be a lot healthier. No one calculates this. lostnfound 10 hrs ago #14

My friend and I used to joke that Bettie 21 hrs ago #4

You can collect SS starting at 62. The payout is bigger per month the longer you delay taking it. Intractable 19 hrs ago #10

"means testing" beneficiaries bucolic_frolic 21 hrs ago #5

Easiest way to destroy SS is to turn it into a tax instead of a retirement program MichMan 20 hrs ago #7

It's been that way for a long time. bucolic_frolic 19 hrs ago #8

There is a lot of difference between taxing SS as income vs. not letting someone have it at all MichMan 18 hrs ago #12

There should be a stronger narrative pointing to tax cuts for billoonaires not fiscally responsible SSJVegeta 21 hrs ago #6

We should raise the cap on earnings taxed and snot 19 hrs ago #9

Raise the cap, but raise the minimum wage as well... Wounded Bear 19 hrs ago #11

Had billions in reserve. Time to go after the thieves Blue Full Moon 18 hrs ago #13