Blog Buzz: John McCain, Social Security, Iran's missiles, and FISA
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McCain and Social Security: What a Disgrace!
John McCain said in a town hall meeting that the Social Security system is "an absolute disgrace and it's got to be fixed." Not surprisingly, many liberal bloggers are of the considered opinion that McCain's comments are—wait for it—an absolute disgrace (not to mention historically ill-considered).
Launch, Launch, Launch, Launch, Launch Iran
Middle East tension? What Middle East tension? Iran test-launches missiles, bloggers test-launch rhetoric. Here's the latter: Republican/conservative blogs: McCain's tough stance is good; weak Obama's mushy negotiations are muddled. Democratic/liberal blogs: McCain the maniac will take us over the brink to which Bush's policies have brought us; only Obama can save us now.
Spy vs. Spy
Did Hillary Clinton double-cross Obama on FISA? Regardless, many liberals (not all) are glum at the FISA overhaul's passage and at Barack Obama's failure to stand athwart it. Conservatives have a very nearly opposite reaction.
—Robert Schlesinger and Johannah Cornblatt
Reader Comments
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Social Security Disability
One of my biggest concerns with this election is how it will affect my SSDI. I painfully work p/t because I cannot live on my SSD alone, and I have to be careful due to the monthly maximum gross income allowed before losing my SSD. They talk about people struggling to live on $30,000 per year, what about those of us who struggle on only $13,000 per year? Yes, that wasn't a typo, I really said thirteen thousand dollars! I am 49 years old and have worked since I was 16. At age 45 I became disabled and could no longer work. I paid taxes for almost 30 years, and $13,000 is what I get in return?
All I have been hearing about is those that make over $100,000 per year. To me, anything over $20,000 would make me feel rich!
Social Security adjustments
Senior taxpaying citizens are being abused and ignored by our Government. It looks like they are taxing seniors on all of their income to make up for all of the tax credits given in the past years to those taxpayers under age 65.
I am fighting to get our Government to add COLA adjustments to the threshold figures used to determine how much of a senior’s Social Security benefits will be taxed. There have been no increases to these figures in 25 years. We don’t want to wait until our Congress attempts to fix the long term situation with Social Security.
In addition I want our Government to give some tax credits to senior taxpayers. As of this moment there are zero tax credits. How about deducting an amount from received interest, dividend and capital gains equal to the amount a taxpayer under age 65 can contribute to his IRA?
PLEASE VISIT
http://www.thoughts.com/LA1949/blog/outrageous-tax-on-social-security-118909/
Respectfully,
Charles R. Ray
Charlie.tax@gmail.com
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