Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Constants and Variables 21
More disproof of the idiot Rand/Romney/Rush 47% largesse shit. SS benefits are getting a very small COLA again this year. For many years now, SS benefits have not been keeping up with inflation. In the '90s Congress even started taxing SS benefits.
If the 47% largesse shit had any truth at all, Congress wouldn't be able to restrict COLA and wouldn't be able to add tax. Us wrinklies are the most reliable and watchful voters, so by this theory we should be the most powerful part of the 47. Merely by throwing our larg-esses around, we should be able to stop any politician who dares to monkey with our benefits.
In fact Congress finds it easy to enact these sensible restrictions and taxes, and nobody even complains.
There's only one sensible move connected to SS that Congress is ACTUALLY AFRAID of making. Removing the 100k cap on the payroll tax would make the SS system solvent and 'profitable' for many years to come. Extremely sensible and NECESSARY move.
Congress won't touch it.
Conclusion: Congress isn't bothered by the big blob of reliably voting geezers. Congress is DEATHLY afraid of a handful of super-rich fuckheads who are NOT on SS.
Votes are less than zero. Raw power is more than 100%.
Bullets count. Ballots do not count.
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