America dodges Trump’s bullet in budget bill

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America dodges Trump’s bullet in budget bill

Fri, 04/17/2020 - 03:01
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America’s future just dodged a budget bullet. Donald Trump wanted a payrolltax cut as part of the coronavirus legislation. What would this have done to Americans? Well, it would not have help the unemployed, and the employed do not need help. But wait. What about the elderly and seriously infirmed? The payroll tax is what funds Social Security, which he has said he wants to eliminate. This tax currently supports 65 million people. Twenty percent, or about 13 million, of whom depend on it for 100% of their income. Millions more depend on it for the majority of their income. How are the elderly and infirmed to exist? The tragedy of income loss due to the coronavirus will devastate millions for a year or so. Eliminating Social Security will devastate multi-millions forever. Fortunately, Nancy Pelosi was able to negotiate this travesty out of legislation to help address the current crisis. Martin Walsh, Glendale, Missouri

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