re: #233 lostlakehiker

You do realize that social security payments come out of social security taxes? If no change is made on the spending end, then social security taxes have to go up. They already soak up 15 or 20 percent of the poor working slob’s paycheck, if you count the “employer contribution” as really coming from the worker. Young people today don’t have it easy, and the fraction of black and Hispanic among 20-somethings is greater than it is among 60-somethings.

I have no idea why a black or Hispanic person would want taxes raised on working stiffs so that old white people could have a more comfortable retirement.

Well, I do—-because I credit them with having individuality, and individual and highly diverse perspectives and motives. But you see, it’s not as simple as it looks.

They do not soak up 15-20% of my paycheck. That’s a big ole lie. My SS, last I checked was about $20 every 2 weeks.