If a candidate, let's say Hillary, announced a desire to 'LIFT THE CAP' to help fund Soc Security

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

What do you think the reaction would be, and how much of the public would support her on that?

I know I would

[jwirr]

1. IF she makes it clear why she would do that I think she would gain a lot of support.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

3. Some may not even know the cap exists, it would take some education.

It MUST be done, or they are gonna take our social security away, someday.

Sure, 25% will always be against something that impacts the wealthy, because they are stupid, but i think the other 75% can be educated.

[TDale313]

4. There's the rub.

It makes a lot of sense, but you also know Repubs would be howling.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

7. I think if you educated people it would be huge, she would win without question.

And if she actually did it, my god, we all might not have to decide between heat and tv..sure you will have enough for electricity but how about $25 for cable tv?

I know, how spoiled can we get.

If all of us only knew how the rich lived and what they thought of us, there would be a big problem.

[TDale313]

2. I would think there'd be a lot of support.

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. It would be a huge step in the right direction.

Of course the usual suspects on the right would start wailing about it being a TAX INCREASE .

[Broward]

9. Hillary was against it when she ran in 2008 using that very same complaint.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

6. First, the public would need to be educated

that there even is a cap - I'm betting that most don't know. And, I think that if the cap goes up, there has to be at least some increase (not fully proportional) increase in benefits for the top end. The payout formula must remain progressive, but I think there will be a deafening backlash if higher incomes are fully taxed, but benefits for those taxpayers remain the same.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

8. There could be minimal increases for the payout but you would obviously weigh it in

favor of a progressive system which is what it must be.

We cant survive otherwise.

Just like we cant survive without a fair, progressive income tax system, which we really dont have now

[jwirr]

10. To me the message needs to be aimed at all those young and not so young people who do not

think SSA will be there for them when they retire. This is why this needs to be passed.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

12. Yes, it has to remain progressive

And I disagree that we don't have a progressive income tax system - I believe we do, when it comes to income taxes. The problem, IMO, is that too much of what should be considered income isn't.

[daleanime]

15. Or given special rates.....

I'm looking at you "capital gains".

[Andy823]

11. I would be great

But doesn't congress have to be the ones that do that, not the president?

[daleanime]

13. Lift?

Let's try remove.

[NoJusticeNoPeace]

16. YES

lift implies it will go back down someday

excellent point

[PoliticAverse]

14. Obama said he favored raising the cap when he was running. Nothing came of it. n/t

[daleanime]

17. True.

[Autumn]

18. I think I have seen that movie before. It made a cameo appearance.

Boom it was over.

[yeoman6987]

19. I'm still stunned the cap is so low

I'll just be glad when the day comes and my Boss doesn't come out of his office and says well I finally paid all Social Security for the year. Extra money starting next payday. Every year like clockwork.