Sign the Petition: Stop the 27% Cut to Social Security

[Berlin Vet]

29. Eliminate the Cap

I don't understand how a program that is funded by the people that receive the benefits is such a major issue with the Republicans. I've also heard from Republicans that raising or eliminating the cap on how much of your income is subject to Social Security would not solve the looming "problem". To me it is more of an issue of fairness, since why is it that if you make 50K a year all of that is subject to Social Security? However if you make 500K, only the first 118K (roughly) is subject to Social Security, so where is the fairness in that? I believe all income, regardless of how it is defined should be subject to Social Security.
I think if the Republicans are going to go full bore on cutting Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, they will lose the House and some Senate seats in 2018. A few years ago when Republicans tried to push that voucher for health care they faced some serious backlash and it was dropped. My congressional representative held two town halls to push that crap and the majority of the audience let her know that they did not support changing Medicare to a voucher program. And you know what, that was the last town halls she ever held, only does small group meetings with selected individuals.