Re: the republican war on science continues...

Jeffrey Turner <jturner@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 12/16/2010 7:48 PM, Stanley Friesen wrote:
Jeffrey Turner<jturner@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Well, that too :-)
[I actually do generally support SS reductions, even though it means I
will get nothing out of it - but a viable government is more security
than mere money].

You may not need the money, but many people do. We should restore the
top tax rate to 70% and raise the top income for withholding FICA to at
least the 90th percentile of income and that should stabilize Social
Security and give the government the income it needs to run on and lower
the debt.

Actually, I am ill-prepared for retirement. SS is certainly something I
could use, but I do not see how it can be supported realistically. Tax
hikes of the sort you mention are simply not going to get past the
corporate lobby.
--
The peace of God be with you.

Stanley Friesen

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