[cizinec]

I don't expect to see a penny of Social Security, so I'll take any opportunity to pay less into this crap system. I reckon I agreed to an equivalent cut. Let's see, what's 33% of nuthin'?

I'm not getting a penny of SS. Kill the scam now. I was listening to Bachmann this morning go on about why it was so important to not tax job creators but that we had to pay for SS through more payroll taxes. So the answer is to tax those who are middle class workers and give the benefits to the "poor."

So why does it make economic sense for me to pay an extra $1100 in payroll taxes to keep us out of debt, but it doesn't make sense to cut benefits (which the Dems oppose) or remove some of the payroll caps (which the Repubs oppose)?

In the end, as usual, the Average Joe suffers while the Republocrats keep us busy picking teams. A pox on both their houses.

[redgolum]

Because people on the dole vote. SS is a form of welfare, and they get very angry about it getting cut.