I know there is a lot of argument about the SS problem. I know there are one or two haters here who insist that SS is anything but perfect means you are quoting right wing talking points. So Regardless of how SS is being bankrupt...the point is that it will be bankrupt by 2041 or whenever Clinton said... most are in agreement that. That being said here is were the sludge comes in.
Clinton has long been using flyers (first in NH) to spread a myth about Obama's plan. I am quoting her mailer "A plan with a trillion dollar tax increase on
hard-working American families"
http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0108/A_tax_attack.htmlThe problem with this is that it is misleading. One of Obama's solutions for SS is to "possibly" raise the cap. (which currently rests between 97,000 -100,000 depending on who you ask around this place. Many have argued that a large 5+ member family could struggle even with 100,000+ dollars of income. (For the sake of this post...we will say sure{ever seen what a house costs in CA} )
The Clinton and subsequently the Clinton...uhh.. supporters :7 ...yah..supporters... are claiming outrage over the "hard-working american's that will get pummeled by this tax increase. But they are leaving out the important part. I am going to put this in nice bold for everyone.
OBAMA HAS BEEN PROPOSING A {{{{{ DONUT }}}}} TO SKIP THOSE BETWEEN Obama's proposal could include a gap or "donut hole" to shield middle-income earners from higher payroll taxes, he said.http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/11/11/obama-i-deserve-a-tax-increase/he said he would consider raising the cap on the Social Security tax - currently imposed on earnings up to $97,500 - or creating a so-called donut hole that would reinstate the tax once income hits a certain level, as Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards has proposed.http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2007/10/28/obama_proposes_increasing_social_security_tax_on_wealthy/Hell, Edwards had the exact same plan. So this "Trillion dollar tax increase"(Where did the Clinton Campaign get that number anyway?) will not be on the middle class AT ALL. "hard working americans" is of course there for people to interpret as the middle class and poor.
Let's stop the LIES. Join with Obama's and Edwards's SS plan. Or at least stop the Lying. Call it out when you see it.