Removing the cap on the amount that high income recipients pay on their SS taxes would go a long way to fix the SS deficit.
Why can’t high income recipients pay SS taxes at the same rate as a percentage of their income as lower wage people? They can, but the GOP doesn’t care about average people. They won’t impose any tax on the rich.
#NeverVoteRepublican
Pay for millions of federal workers is at risk with a looming government shutdown-
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/government-shutdown-federal-workers-lose-pay-military-rcna116891
ICYMI: Yesterday, Chair @nikkifried demanded an investigation into Republican State Senator Tom Wright after multiple reports of physical assault and sexual harassment at a women’s shelter in Volusia County.
Read more here >> https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/politics/state/2023/09/22/florida-democrats-call-for-investigation-of-state-sen-tom-wright/70931153007/
« As a national security professional by training, the charges against Sen. Menendez are of serious concern, especially the allegation of sharing confidential information with a foreign government. All Americans are innocent until proven guilty, but serving as a senior elected official requires a higher standard. When leaders become a distraction from the mission they’re meant to serve — in this case, representing your constituents — the right thing to do is resign. » -Rep Elissa Slotkin
“Researchers have synthesized spider silk from genetically modified silkworms, producing fibers 6 times tougher than the Kevlar used in bulletproof vests. The study, published on September 20 in the journal Matter, is the first to successfully produce full-length spider silk proteins using silkworms. The findings demonstrate a technique that could be used to manufacture an environmentally friendly alternative to synthetic commercial fibers such as nylon.” https://kilioa.org/m/science@kbin.social/t/15114/6x-Tougher-Than-Kevlar-Spider-Silk-Is-Spun-by-Genetically #ClimateCrisis
Democrats response to Senator Menendez being indicted tells all you need to know about today’s GOP. My new article: https://deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/democrats-response-to-sen-menendez
On Sep 24, 1964: At Least 7,500 White Demonstrators Protest Racial Integration of New York City Schools http://calendar.eji.org/racial-injustice/sep/24
Cassidy Hutchinson says she once encountered MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell exploring the White House unescorted
#BusinessInsider #WhiteHouseExploration #MyPillowCEO #MikeLindell #CassidyHutchinson #2020Election #Politics #News
McCarthy backtracks, says he will keep Ukraine aid in Pentagon funding bill
#McCarthyBacktracks #UkraineAid #PentagonFundingBill #HouseNews #USPolitics #ForeignAid #Politics #News
Can you blame him?
Alabama death row inmate opposes being ‘test subject’ for nitrogen hypoxia execution - al.com https://www.al.com/news/2023/09/alabama-death-row-inmate-opposes-being-test-subject-for-nitrogen-hypoxia-execution.html
Always baffles me how a jury like this is considered "peers" of the defendant.
Today's big headline for millions in the US crippled by medical debt.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-administration-to-ban-medical-debt-credit-scores/
#Money #Medicine
Giuliani now owes over $230,000 after defaming two Georgia election workers
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/22/politics/giuliani-defamation-lawsuit-sanctions/index.html
#GiulianiDebt #GeorgiaElectionWorkers #DefamationLawsuit #Sanctions #LegalBattle #NewsUpdate #Politics #News
ProPublica reports shows how Justice Thomas might've violated federal law
#ProPublica #JusticeThomas #FederalLaw #SecretEvents #KochNetwork #JustinElliot #Politics #News
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