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From what I read, not only did the Congress hold off on that one scheduled payroll tax increase, but a bunch of others as well. And yes, I think you are absolutely right - that left us in a situation where the system wasn't funded as well for the long term as it should have been - and was originally designed to be...

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It sounds like a good phrase to put on a t-shirt to sell on Capitol Hill

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"You are hereby admonished," the letter stated. THE HORROR

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On the back, “Reclaiming my time.” Or “Regular Order”

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There’s zero ethics in congress, rules written by lawbreakers mean nothing.

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"....New York's sovereignty.’ Yep - Manhattan was going states’ rights on the GOP." Democrats are now Hawks and the Republicans are for federal overreach. We live in strange times

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Todays Muse of History is really interesting to me. How much did holding off on payroll taxes back then affect where social security is today? It makes me think of how you could implement something, say how great it is, and then a year later say “see? Nothing bad happened”. Then there is 10, 20, 30 years etc down the line. And by that point everyone has forgotten what caused the current problem...

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You’re 100% correct on the J6 tapes… if there was ANYTHING to show what happened didn’t really happen, tucker would have shown it.

The idea that it’s a conspiracy, and tucker got too close to the truth so “they” shut him down is insane.

Just like every other thing the gop pushes on it’s gullible fodder.

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Sodas are bad for your health, Jamie. You should consider a twelve-step program to break this awful habit

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But improving IRS customer service doesn’t play into the boogeyman narrative of the GOP. Or the IRS being able to collect more taxes from the tax cheats.

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