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OrangeJoe

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26. A quick question

Reply to Deminpenn (Reply #25)

Wed Apr 16, 2025, 07:09 PM

Apr 2025

According to your understanding will the federal government collect fewer dollars from either employers or employees or both under this proposal? If they don't exactly what is the benefit to the taxpayer?

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Hawley says working-class Americans should get payroll tax cut [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 OP

Would that not affect Soc Sec funding? returnee Apr 2025 #1

Yup. Cutting FICA and end social security. travelingthrulife Apr 2025 #4

Not really. A person pays the SS and Medicare tax on the total income earned. LiberalArkie Apr 2025 #7

But he is in favour of the largest tax Increase on working class Americans, a very regressive tax. He voted for it. Bernardo de La Paz Apr 2025 #2

He was just reelected last year leftieNanner Apr 2025 #3

Okay thanks! BumRushDaShow Apr 2025 #10

Agreed leftieNanner Apr 2025 #12

Finally, a Republican that understands how to implement National Socialism Strelnikov_ Apr 2025 #5

The Repubs have to run someone in '28 ... SomewhereInTheMiddle Apr 2025 #22

How about just making the rich pay for once? doc03 Apr 2025 #6

In the end, Runnin' Josh the Coward will just..... lastlib Apr 2025 #8

What a great, insidious way to defund Social Security and Medicare slightlv Apr 2025 #9

Here's a plan Josh OrangeJoe Apr 2025 #20

Screw that little seditionist bastard. hadEnuf Apr 2025 #11

Blue collar workers haven't gotten a real pay raise, partly because Repukes have BLOCKED any raise in Jack Valentino Apr 2025 #13

Higher income people Picaro Apr 2025 #14

Why not? Give the middle and lower classes a few pennies, while giving the rich millions, or even billions. patphil Apr 2025 #15

What if BlueSpot Apr 2025 #16

Eat me out, Josh. LudwigPastorius Apr 2025 #17

Blatantly trying to cut funding for Social Security and Medicare IronLionZion Apr 2025 #18

Reading the entire story, this is not a cut in FICA Deminpenn Apr 2025 #19

Nope BAD IDEA! OrangeJoe Apr 2025 #21

This proposal is NOT cutting FICA Deminpenn Apr 2025 #25

A quick question OrangeJoe Apr 2025 #26

But he votes for Trumps budget which last I heard kills the mortage interest Bengus81 Apr 2025 #27

there are guys who just beg to be kicked in the nuts. nt Javaman Apr 2025 #23

Never trust this guy. He's been a loser since his term as the Missouri Attorney General. HeartsCanHope Apr 2025 #24