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15. Employers hate paying their share of FICA taxes

Fri Jun 12, 2026, 01:44 PM

Jun 12

That is the real reason why conservative politicians back lower payroll taxes—not to benefit wage earners.

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Thank you, and I repeat Cosmocat Jun 12 #1

Assuming, of course... GiqueCee Jun 12 #2

It's all about messaging Soul_of_Wit Jun 12 #14

Yes, most definitely. Passages Jun 12 #4

Raising the cap shouldn't even be controversial. North Coast Lawyer Jun 12 #3

Don't raise it. Remove it. multigraincracker Jun 12 #5

⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️ This! ⬆️ ⬆️ ⬆️ Seinan Sensei Jun 12 #7

SS can be fixed. SS won't be fixed. twodogsbarking Jun 12 #6

First, Miguelito Loveless Jun 12 #8

Didn't one of the Bushes also loot it to fund the Iraq war? Wicked Blue Jun 12 #10

Yes but Obama put it back on the books. Qutzupalotl Saturday #18

The shortfall is due to income inequality Soul_of_Wit Jun 12 #11

Of course relogic Jun 12 #12

Employers hate paying their share of FICA taxes xuplate Jun 12 #15

The original income cap as well as the amounts of benefits snot Jun 12 #16

Valuable information, thank you. Passages Jun 12 #17

I posted this article in a related thread B.See Saturday #19

Thank you, reaffirms their greed and cunning. Disgusting. Passages Saturday #20