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[HarleyDog]

(09-02-2023, 11:43 AM)GMDino Wrote: I don't think you can "end" either.

I do think that reigning in corporate greed is one way.  We have an incredibly large gap in wages in this country.  Minimum wage has not kept up with inflation for decades.

Secondly, actually putting money and effort into the mental health problem.  Something we have avoided doing since Reagan.

Lastly, getting some sort of plan to reduce the number of homes bought by groups purely to create rentals.  IT's an overlooked aspect of how neighborhoods are being ruined and home prices are affected.

Jus a few off the top of my head this morning.

Mental health is a problem and a great reference toward the question. You caught me off guard with number of homes bought to create rentals. I see validity in your claim. I see it right here in my home town.

(09-02-2023, 12:05 PM)BigPapaKain Wrote: Take a fraction of the money we spend to private military contractors and redistribute it among the citizenry would be an excellent start.

Tax any religious entity that puts its nose into politics in way, shape, or form and put that money back into social safety nets.

Legalize and tax the ever loving **** out of every drug. Make narcan insanely expensive and wait for the drug epidemic to solve itself.

Arm every man, woman, and child over the age of 10 and wait for the gun violence problem to solve itself.

Yes, a lot of my suggestions have body counts. Don't care. I also will not be accepting questions.

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(09-02-2023, 12:14 PM)NATI BENGALS Wrote: Taxes.

“For 2023, the maximum limit on earnings for withholding of Social Security (old-age, survivors, and disability insurance) tax is $160,200.00. The Social Security tax rate remains at 6.2 percent. The resulting maximum Social Security tax for 2023 is $9,932.40.”

The super wealthy are done paying social security tax after their first paycheck of the year. Everybody knows there is a massive concentration of wealth and earnings at the top. But for some reason the people making all the money get to just stop paying social security tax once they pass a set amount each year.

I may be talking out my ass. But from my understanding that is how it works. If I’m wrong please let me know.

Eliminating that cap sure seems like we wouldn’t be having the social security is going to run out problem.

Education.

From my perspective teaching is a low paying job, kids are shooting up schools, and they are a favorite target for one of the two major political parties in this country. Really doubt we are attracting the talent necessary to educate this country’s youth with the current perception and reality of the profession.

The rich have found ways to avoid a lot of their taxes. That’s not their fault because most play by the rules, and the rules favor the rich and kill middle class. They’re no different than you and I when it comes to handing money over to the government.

Teachers are not grossly underpaid like many think. Once, yes. Per Zip recruiter, the avg high school teacher makes 46k a year. Plus, I don’t think they pay state taxes. Or maybe it’s federal, I’m not sure. They also get 3 months off. I appreciate what they do, just saying they are not as bad off as they once was.