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SunSeeker

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12. Exactly. Lift the cap on SS taxes! Make the rich pay the same SS tax rate as the poor!

Reply to Cheezoholic (Reply #8)

Sat Jul 5, 2025, 12:49 AM

Jul 5

It is ridiculous that we have a $176k income cap on SS taxes. There should be NO income cap for SS taxes, just like there isn't for other taxes. THAT would help SS, not this temporary tax deduction scam.

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Social Security Administration sends misleading email lauding Trump's new tax cuts law [View all] SunSeeker Jul 4 OP

This administration is cruel........................ Lovie777 Jul 4 #1

Propaganda? Disinformation? False optimism? Norrrm Jul 4 #2

Propaganda...get used to it ramapo Jul 4 #3

My spouse got it and forwarded to me.... reACTIONary Jul 4 #5

If you're lucky, the deduction gets you about $1k off your total tax bill. 3Hotdogs Jul 4 #4

I might have gotten that email but... llmart Jul 4 #6

I got that email, and promptly deleted it DinahMoeHum Jul 4 #7

So did I Wolf Frankula Jul 5 #10

It's a gift to the more "well off" seniors. Those that live purely on their SS checks mostly won't be phased either way Cheezoholic Jul 4 #8

Exactly. Lift the cap on SS taxes! Make the rich pay the same SS tax rate as the poor! SunSeeker Jul 5 #12

The complete email I got, with my commentary progree Jul 4 #9

GoBankingRates has an explanation -- based on a MAY 22 CBS article before the Senate came up progree Jul 5 #18

"...to push blatant misinformation........" AZ8theist Jul 5 #11

It went to my Junk folder BWdem4life Jul 5 #13

Yep, me too not fooled Jul 5 #14

Yeah, I got that one. malthaussen Jul 5 #15

Fed-State voteragain Jul 5 #16

FYI: I already don't pay taxes on my SS. None JohnnyRingo Jul 5 #17

The SS limit in 2025 is $32,000 for joint filers. But when filing you have a $30K standard deduction Bengus81 Jul 5 #19

I got that email and wrote a scathing response. Which was returned with the message, "Please do not reply, this email Martin68 Jul 5 #20