http://am1050.com/2011/congressman-donnelly-host-congress-corner-event-plymouth/ Fri, 17 May 2013 03:40:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://am1050.com/2011/congressman-donnelly-host-congress-corner-event-plymouth/comment-page-1/#comment-263 CommonCents Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:32:40 +0000 http://am1050.com/?p=11737#comment-263 I attended the meeting on Saturday (I DVR'd the Triton game). I went to ask the Congressman just one question. Why would the government reduce the Social Security tax of those of us who are lucky enough to have a job from 6.2% to 4.2% when all we have ever been told is Social Security is going broke? Why not reduce the Federal tax rate 2%? Why raid the program that is supposedly going broke? Surprisingly, the Congressman was not able to answer the question but promised to provide me a reason by Friday next week. I would have thought this was a pretty basic question, but I'm willing to wait a few days for some logic in this mind-boggling decision. Sure, we all are happy about a 2% pay increase in our weekly checks, but what happens next year when the reduction goes away? Don't you think people will look at this as a "pay cut?" Sure they will. Be prepared when that day comes. I do appreciate Mr. Donnelly coming to Plymouth to listen to citizen's concerns. I'm not a democrat, but he still seems like he is a good guy. I attended the meeting on Saturday (I DVR’d the Triton game). I went to ask the Congressman just one question. Why would the government reduce the Social Security tax of those of us who are lucky enough to have a job from 6.2% to 4.2% when all we have ever been told is Social Security is going broke? Why not reduce the Federal tax rate 2%? Why raid the program that is supposedly going broke? Surprisingly, the Congressman was not able to answer the question but promised to provide me a reason by Friday next week. I would have thought this was a pretty basic question, but I’m willing to wait a few days for some logic in this mind-boggling decision. Sure, we all are happy about a 2% pay increase in our weekly checks, but what happens next year when the reduction goes away? Don’t you think people will look at this as a “pay cut?” Sure they will. Be prepared when that day comes. I do appreciate Mr. Donnelly coming to Plymouth to listen to citizen’s concerns. I’m not a democrat, but he still seems like he is a good guy.

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