re: #66 Obdicut

That’s even more disingenuous, then. He’s talking about defunding Social Security in order to pay for the general budget.

Not defunding it. That would mean cutting SS taxes…which a slimebag like Pat Toomey would probably propose, so the general fund would shrink, which would lead to crazy cuts in government entities like the FDA, USDA, and OSHA. He’s talking about cutting SS eligibility, and he did stress for wealthy people like himself a couple of times.

I’ve often wondered why only the first 90 grand of a person’s income is subject to SS taxes…not that I’ve ever seen a paycheck over that amount to see how they calculate it or anything.

So, there are solutions to the future fiscal problems…very few elected officials are willing to actually discuss real ones though. You get douchebags like Toomey who think the solution is privatization, and douchebags on the other side who scream “grandma’s gonna have to eat cat food! and become homeless!” every time the issue is raised.