Recent content by rockloper

Somebody got up on the wrong side of the truck bed this morning!

The rich were spoonfed which tricks they could use.

Wealth? LOL, how many people have you heard bankrupted a casino! He blew most of what he inherited , stiffed thousands of workers and is using contributions from supporters to pay his lawyers. Glad I'm not that gullible!

Ummm. Ron's not the one.

I don't understand how anyone in the working class can be gullible enough to vote republican!

I hear ya, I get the same way. Sorry if some of my posts seemed argumentative.

My point is although everyone has gotten a 'raise' since 1970 it has been highly disproportionate among the income classes. If regular wages kept up with CEO salaries, minimum wage would be close to $25/hour. I'll try CEO phraseology this time instead of corporate because obviously your...

And what was corporate pay raises during this time?

You continue to post responses that have nothing to do with what I'm driving at - it's called gaslighting as I'm sure you're aware. THERE SHOULD BE NO CAP!!!!

Fine but that still doesn't address the fact of eliminating the cap. That's my complaint. If that was done there wouldn't be any discussion of solvency.

Let's see what mpruet has to say in reponse!

Hardly, otherwise there wouldn't be a cap.

I do want America to be great, just as I do the rest of the world.

For the most part you're describing a homesteader, not today's corporate farmer. Even the smallest businesses have a model whereby they pay themselves a salary, otherwise they're just 'moonlighting'. Revamp the laws for 'legit' business expenses.

Would you feel better if I worded it "Contribute on every dollar reported as income"?