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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 05:51 PM Original message |
White House Proposes Payroll-Tax Holiday - For worker earning $40,000, the tax savings would be $800 |
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stopbush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
1. Savings would be $800, not $8000 |
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Phx_Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 05:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I'll take $800! n/t |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 05:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Still, better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick... |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 05:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. Oopsie. Thanks. |
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BeyondGeography (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 05:56 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. $15.38 a week |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 05:57 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. How is this an attack on Social Security? Robert Reich and others pushed this |
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Beetwasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 06:11 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Amazing, A Payroll Tax Holiday Was LAUDED By Liberals, That Is UNTIL Obama Proposes It! |
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sirthomas66 (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 06:20 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Have you reasoned this cut out? |
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Beetwasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 06:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Reasoned What Out? A Payroll Tax Was Floated By Liberals As A Great Idea |
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sirthomas66 (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 06:26 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Reduced FIT taxes--not SS taxes!!!!!!!! One is an entitlement, one is not. |
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Beetwasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 06:27 PM Response to Reply #17 |
18. WTF Are You Talking About? Did I Say SS? |
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sirthomas66 (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 06:33 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. The plan is for a one year reduction of SS taxes from 6.2 to 4.2 per |
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Beetwasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 06:34 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. And Liberals Floated A Payroll Tax Holiday And NOW A Poster Was Slamming Obama For It! |
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sirthomas66 (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 06:38 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. The payroll tax holiday was for FIT--not SS. Why would Democrats |
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Beetwasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 06:40 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. Bullshit, It Was Actually A Total Holiday On All Payroll Taxes |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-08-10 03:28 AM Response to Reply #17 |
28. Federal Income Tax is NOT "payroll tax". Different critter. |
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hollowdweller (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 09:29 PM Response to Reply #12 |
27. I didn't think it was a good idea then either. |
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sirthomas66 (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 06:19 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Answer me this, then: if Social Security tax witholdings are to be |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 06:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. "whatever amount, where will the funds come from to replenish the social security accounts " |
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sirthomas66 (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 06:31 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. Yes, PS, but that is so far an idea, and would have to come from |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 06:13 PM Response to Original message |
9. So, they are claiming SS is in crisis, and what we do is un-fund it? |
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sirthomas66 (336 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 06:25 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. Exactamundo. It not only serves as the entry point to do more |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
13. Yes let us put SS in a worse position |
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Milo_Bloom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
14. Great idea.. so long as it involves the ELIMINATION of the bush tax cuts. |
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w4rma (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 07:28 PM Response to Original message |
24. Do not care. It's only temporary. (nt) |
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flpoljunkie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
25. For a family earning $50,000 the savings would be $1,000 for those paying maximum, savings of $2,136 |
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hollowdweller (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Dec-06-10 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
26. Mission Accomplished: First step to permanently defunding SS |
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