{"id":1091,"date":"2011-09-12T16:35:54","date_gmt":"2011-09-12T23:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theswillbucket.com\/?p=1091"},"modified":"2011-11-12T05:25:35","modified_gmt":"2011-11-12T13:25:35","slug":"letter-to-the-editor-on-social-security-makes-sense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/theswillbucket.com\/?p=1091","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Republic letter to the editor on Social Security makes sense: tax the rich equally"},"content":{"rendered":"

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CEO\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s tax break shorts Social Security<\/strong><\/p>\n

Social Security should not be placed on the cutting board by either of our political parties. Presently, Social Security is in the black with $2.6 trillion.<\/p>\n

Even with the demands that Baby Boomers will place on Social Security is extremely simple.<\/p>\n

It should not matter how much is earned each year, the Social Security tax (FICA) should be paid on total earnings and not capped at $106,000 dollars.<\/p>\n

The average American worker has always paid the full Social Security tax. Therefore, the CEOs of large corporations who average $11 million should pay the tax on the entire amount and not just the first $106,000.<\/p>\n

Democracy is advanced when there is fairness in all taxation.<\/p>\n

by Henry Denny and Judy Powell, Chino Valley, AZ<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can follow the rather extensive thread of comments generated by this brief letter on the Arizona Republic’s online site:<\/a><\/p>\n

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CEO\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s tax break shorts Social Security Social Security should not be placed on the cutting board by either of our political parties. Presently, Social Security is in the black with $2.6 trillion. Even with the demands that Baby Boomers will place on Social Security is extremely simple. It should not matter how much is earned […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1,6],"tags":[328,329,327],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1tQeJ-hB","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1437,"url":"http:\/\/theswillbucket.com\/?p=1437","url_meta":{"origin":1091,"position":0},"title":"A call to action: a dysfunctional government needs active citizenry","author":"Shawn Hamilton","date":"April 10, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Written by Peter J. 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