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lostnfound

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

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #3)

Mon Jun 15, 2026, 11:25 PM

18 hrs ago

For one example, Amazon and FedEx drivers make about $22 per hour, equating to $44,000 per year
UPS fulltime delivery drivers average $98,000 per year in wages. That is more than double the social security taxes being paid, per person..

Average middle class and working class wages have stagnated or fallen for decades. That is lost revenue to the social security system. NO ONE TALKS ABOUT THIS.

The cheapskates making billionaire businesses on backs of underpaid workers partially created this problem.

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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 18 hrs ago #14

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

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"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