Re: Simple boost to the economy

On 19 Nov 2008 19:59:51 GMT, Bert Hyman <bert@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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 Mason C
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>> On 19 Nov 2008 13:22:22 GMT, Bert Hyman <bert@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>In news:b4c7i4dl06uej2frvptl65fuo3sddugp7e@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 Mason C 
>>><masoncXXX@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>>>> Make the FICA tax progressive.
>>>> ...
>>>> 
>>>> This will help General Motors et al and all businesses.
>>>
>>>How, exactly?
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>> By reducing their wage costs.  Workers would pay less FICA tax.
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>Nothing in your post said anything about reducing the tax to "workers",
>merely increasing the tax for higher wage earners. 

Sorry, I thought "progressive" would convey that and not "merely
increasing 
the tax for higher wage earners."  The progressiveness might be similar or

the same as the income tax before the Bush cut for the wealthy.
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>Are the people who are going to be paying more into SS going to collect
>more when they retire? 

I don't know.  Do you think they should?  If so, should it be subject to
the 
income tax as it is now?

By the way, what's the relation between paying and collecting *now*?




Mason Clark

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