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Sorry but I am having trouble connecting the dots. I understood your assertion in post 169 to mean that ‘all the money taken from the SS for general fund must be paid back…all those rich folks…are going to have to pony up’. Meaning that while ALL citizens benefited by the government spending the SS money OVER MANY YEARS, ADMINISTRATIONS AND TAXATION RATES only the ‘rich folks’ must pay it back. Am I misunderstanding your point? If not does that seem fair?
How should we measure ‘who has benefited most from the "temporary tax cuts"? I presented the difference in the rate cut percentage by these "temporary tax cuts". Would you rather quantify that in dollar amounts? As to who holds the most of the wealth in this country, it has ALWAYS been the upper bracket…obviously so as that is what makes them the upper bracket…
You ignore the obvious, and the reason for Obama's reelection. Most of the country's wealth has been concentrated at the top. Partly due to both trickle down economics and offshoring American jobs. Both of which have been highly profitable for the wealthy........for those left here without jobs, or minimum wage jobs, not so much. There is simply no where else to get it, except the wealthy, and still have a functioning economy and a public not living on welfare.
If you read back through the thread you will see where I posted the simple solution to fixing SS for the long term, beyond its 26 year remaining solvency.