At 01:52 PM 4/28/2005 -0500, John Horn wrote: >> >> In recent weeks it has become clear that President Bush has >> >> floated a trial baloon regarding lifting the current cap on >> >> income subject to Social Security tax. Right now, income over >> >> $100,000 is exempt from the 12.5% Social Security tax. I >> >> believe that when asked about it, President Bush >> >> said something to the effect of "everything is on the table." >> > >> >Which is, of course, a long, long, LONG way off from saying that >> >Bush is "proposing" to raise this cap. Either that or he is >> >"proposing" to invade Iran as well by saying all options are on >the >> >table there. >> >> That's how politics works, John. > >If I recall the conversation correctly, this really doesn't answer >anything. Or address the point I was making. I know politics works >by saying a lot of different things that you don't necessarily mean. >That was sorta my point.
Actually, I think that it is just the opposite. It is the tried-and-true means of raising an unpopular, but necessary idea, to see if it will walk, or to see if it will be skewered. It looked like a fairly obvious "trial balloon." Unfortunately, the Republicans seem rather alone in taking the Social Security problem seriously - whereas the Democrats *still* have yet to show that they have *any* ideas. JDG _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
