Maybe another way to put this then is, if we take this surplus, the dollars that are coming in from the payroll taxes, which would be hard-earned folks' money that they spend out of their check, actually would then go to fund a tax cut across the board or potentially across the board, leaving us in a deficit for when they get ready to retire?
Discussing the implications of using surplus payroll tax dollars for tax cuts.
Share
More from Karen Thurman
I would say to my colleague who talks about gridlock, that is wrong. This House, that Senate, passed a bill, Senate to conference, and would not by the majority put on conference committee members who voted for the bill that the House…
as part of my continuing series on Social Security and women, I would like to focus this evening's comments on the financial risks that I believe are posed by privatizing the Social Security program. Social Security privatization would…
before Medicare, we had private insurance. We have Medicare because there was no coverage under private insurance.
Mr. Speaker, this is the most important vote that I ever will cast in this House. Deciding when to send our troops into harm's way is never easy and must not be made without serious consideration. My father was a career Air Force sergeant…
Other voices in this conversation
