Reply #47: How's about a little perspective here... [View All]

instead of arguing semantics...

Dean said that he would require ALL INDIVIDUALS to pay for SSI....

Right now it's capped at around $85,000...

If the very wealthy had to pay 15-17% of their income to the social security fund....we wouldn't have to worry if the program would be solvent anymore!!!

And the age could then go back to 65...I think Dean would send it back if he could get the change that allows for all people to pay for SSI...

At least he's putting out programs that are realistic....not claiming he's gonna roll back Taft-Hartly, NAFTA and the WTO...which, once ratified by the Senate becomes the law of the land...so the only way to change it is either to ratify a new treaty...or get Congress to pass a law that would change it....

And a little bit of history, even if we do win back both chambers...which is highly unlikely...the repugs still have the ability to filabuster...something they did in the early days of Clinton....