Posted on 09/12/2024 4:02:49 AM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Social Security is among the rare topics that can make Republicans and Democrats see eye to eye, according to a new survey.
In Pennsylvania, people on both sides of the aisle agree that it’s time to raise payroll taxes on high-income earners, cut benefits for the wealthiest retirees, and even push the full retirement age from 67 to 68 if that’s what it takes to keep Social Security from running out of cash.
A new poll conducted by the University of Maryland’s Program For Public Consultation found majorities from both political parties want to see lawmakers tackle Social Security’s looming shortfalls head-on — but not without also increasing some benefits for those who need it most.
Pennsylvania Republicans (72%) and Democrats (74%) support raising the minimum monthly benefit for someone who has worked 30 years from $1,066 to $1,570. Increasing benefits for seniors 85 and over by $100 a month was favored by 67% of Republicans polled and 65% of Democrats; and 68% of Republicans and 66% of Democrats support increasing the annual cost of living adjustment.
The young, the wealthy and high income earners from both red and blue camps were willing to vote against their own interests when faced with potential solutions for saving the Social Security system, according to pollsters.
“We’ve done this survey numerous times over the years and we always find that people with high incomes — even though they would be subject to it — are just as supportive as people with lower incomes,” said Steven Kull, director of the Program for Public Consultation.
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Guess what? With a trillion in interest payments a year, it isn’t going to matter.
Check out the info on the so-called poll and follow her link...
SSDD.
After Lara Trump took over the RNC they gutted the GOP ‘s PA GotV organization so don’t be surprised when we lose the state.
Guess what?
They’ve found a new way to push poll.
Trump didn’t lose PA last time.
PA was stolen.
Folks want to do their damndest to see it doesn’t happen again...?
Do NOT vote early.
Do NOT vote by mail.
Get your butts to the polls on Election Day.
That’s what people can do.
Push poll
Where you can then enjoy a lack of ballots, as well as malfunctioning machines, bad printer cartridges, etc. courtesy of Dumbocrat-run education boards. Vote early if you want, but I do agree on not voting by mail.
It begins already I see.
There aren’t enough billionaires in the world to fund it for even a week.
WRONG
Voting in person in PA is how the Dems steal elections. Our corrupt governors require all mail in ballots to be held until the walk in ballots are done being counted. This allows Philly and other places to come up with the target they need to manufacture.
Voting by mail means this is a moving target which is much harder to hit. If I were an election official in a rural county, I would hold my mail in results until Philly and Pittsburgh reported.
I confirmed this with Scott Presler a week ago. If you don’t know who Scott is then you are not serious about winning PA.
When you vote early you give Deep State a heads up on how much it needs to cheat.
Deep State loves those handy, dandy RCV-enabled electronic voting machines for a reason.
If we’re too lazy to get our a$$es to the polls on Election Day, we don’t deserve what our Founders fought and died to gift us.
Cowards who use government to steal other people’s stuff to enrich themselves.
And If you wouldn't send cash through the mail, why in God's name would you trust them with something as priceless as your vote?
You have succinctly made a fine definition for the word "government" in these times.
More leftist propaganda.
Trump is right, they only way to save social security is to get illegal aliens OFF it, and to make the economy BOOM.
NO way taxing the so called “rich” will save anything but Democrap trash cans.
WRONGO!!
Bad idea. Very bad idea. At least ten percent of GOP voters waiting until Election Day won’t go to the polls because the weather is bad, they’re sick, they’re out of town, or some other reason.
Vote early in person.
Social Security cannot be saved. It’s supposedly a ponzi scheme, but it’s primary reason for failure is the funds were raided by the democrats and more people are on it that shouldn’t be further raping the system.
If they tax the rich to save SS the rats will simply have more money for the illegals and their wars. Not one thin dime will go towards legal American citizens.
Cease all payments to non-citizens
Vote ONLY in person on Election Day
CLOSE THE BORDER
Cease allowing all levels of government Unions.
DEFUND Planned Parenthood
1 year limit on Public Benefits across the board (force employment or starve, to end 4th generation of welfare groups)
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