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bucolic_frolic

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8. It's been that way for a long time.

Reply to MichMan (Reply #7)

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 02:17 PM

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Up to 50% of your Social Security benefits can be subject to federal income tax if your "provisional income" (your Adjusted Gross Income + nontaxable interest + half your Social Security benefits) falls between $25,000 and $34,000 for single filers, or $32,000 and $44,000 for joint filers.

Congress made the rules, don't blame me.

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

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

As easy to fix as it was in 1983. paleotn Yesterday #2

Easy Peasy. Eliminate the Cap! MineralMan Yesterday #3

Pay workers what they are worth, the fund would be a lot healthier. No one calculates this. lostnfound 23 hrs ago #14

My friend and I used to joke that Bettie Yesterday #4

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

"means testing" beneficiaries bucolic_frolic Yesterday #5

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

It's been that way for a long time. bucolic_frolic Yesterday #8

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

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

We should raise the cap on earnings taxed and snot Yesterday #9

Raise the cap, but raise the minimum wage as well... Wounded Bear Yesterday #11

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