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doc03

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9. That is the first time I ever saw just how many people it
Sun Dec 15, 2024, 11:25 AM
Dec 15

affects. That threshold would be about $75k for a single person adjusted for inflation
and close to $100k for a couple.

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Please correct me if I'm wrong... Think. Again. Dec 15 #1
I think these are people who did pay into social security MacKasey Dec 15 #2
I see, so they HAVE PAID into the SS system... Think. Again. Dec 15 #4
You are correct. The GPO IS a problem because survivor/spousal benefits are dependent benefits, valleyrogue Dec 15 #12
"An inequities will have to be fixed down the road." MichMan Dec 15 #14
I agree, it doesn't seem that 2 very different issues should be addressed by one act.. Think. Again. Dec 15 #19
Thank you, I think I understand that... Think. Again. Dec 15 #18
Why should I have to pay tax on 85% of my SS, that is tax on a tax. doc03 Dec 15 #3
Worse, why is the threshold for that tax fixed at a 1984 dollar value? Voltaire2 Dec 15 #7
That is the first time I ever saw just how many people it doc03 Dec 15 #9
Ronald Reagan signed it into law in 1983 MacKasey Dec 15 #16
Tip O'Neil proudly worked with Reagan on the bipartisan 'reform' bill. nt. Voltaire2 Dec 15 #17
SS isn't going "'broke." That is a fiction. WEP is earned benefits stolen from those who paid in. valleyrogue Dec 15 #13
No one should be exempted from paying into SS MichMan Dec 15 #5
This message was self-deleted by its author doc03 Dec 15 #11
Confused XanaDUer2 Dec 15 #6
From my understanding it will cost the SS system quite a bit of $$$. MichMan Dec 15 #8
I hope it happens. No, SS isn't going "insolvent." That is a rightwing lie since there is an valleyrogue Dec 15 #10
It's going insolvent. Igel Dec 15 #15
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