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2019-06-25 Home Front: Politix

Bernie Sanders unveils plan to forgive $1.6 trillion in student loan debt

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Posted by gorb 2019-06-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 And reparations to those who paid for their educations!!!

Posted by Glenmore 2019-06-25 00:56|| 2019-06-25 00:56|| Front Page Top

#2 And guess who owns those stocks and bonds he plans on taxing?

Retirement accounts and Pension funds for the Middle Class. So it really is a tax on the middle class - just not directly. And you will feel it when retire and find the government has sucked most of the yoke out of your nest egg. Because the taxes won't stop at Student Loans... oh no...

Posted by CrazyFool 2019-06-25 01:27|| 2019-06-25 01:27|| Front Page Top

#3 I paid my way through college. I worked full time, paid each semester in full at the begining of each semester and took full coarse loads. College close to home, no dorm expense. Barely remember graduation day I was so tired. But I had a degree and owed nothing on graduation day. 18-22 year olds can dp two full time gigs (college/job). Got C's but average grades are good enough.

By the way. Mrs Bernie damaged a college financially she ran once upon a time.

Posted by Angairong Flavigum3253 2019-06-25 02:37|| 2019-06-25 02:37|| Front Page Top

#4 2 jobs, overload, lived in my sisters attic, then a garage.

Posted by Skidmark 2019-06-25 04:10|| 2019-06-25 04:10|| Front Page Top

#5 I learned quite late in life that a college degree could be earned in the daylight hours, but then eating would have become a problem.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-06-25 06:40|| 2019-06-25 06:40|| Front Page Top

#6 This was never going to work out when the government decided to compete against itself - GI Bill.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-06-25 08:15|| 2019-06-25 08:15|| Front Page Top

#7 I went on the 2x2x2 plan. Go for 2 years, work for 2 to earn enough for the last 2.

Paid cash for my son's education, those yearly IT bonuses were great.

Don't forget Bernie, you get what you pay for.

Posted by AlanC 2019-06-25 09:56|| 2019-06-25 09:56|| Front Page Top

#8 1. Something has to be done.

2. There are no good answers.

3. None of the forgiveness proposals does anything to solve the underlying problem.

Posted by Iblis 2019-06-25 11:04|| 2019-06-25 11:04|| Front Page Top

#9 Terminate the gummit student loan program until outstanding balances are paid off.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-06-25 11:06|| 2019-06-25 11:06|| Front Page Top

#10 WHO TOOK MY MONEY?

Actually, Democrat President Kennedy and Sergeant Shriver were the first ones to misuse the Social Security account. They used Social Security funds to start the Peace Corps. Not the first or last time our money has been taken from American citizens and given to foreign nations.

Things every US citizen should know and remember about Social Security and changes made:

A History Lesson on Your Social Security Card . . . Just in case some of you young whippersnappers (& some older ones) didn't know this. It's easy to check out, if you don't believe it. Be sure and show it to your family and friends . They need a little history lesson on what's what and it doesn't matter whether you are Democrat or Republican . . .

Facts are Facts

Social Security Cards, until the 1980s, expressly stated that the number and card were NOT to be used for identification purposes. Because nearly everyone in the United States now has a number, it became convenient to use it anyway and the message, NOT FOR IDENTIFICATION, was removed.

Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social Security (FICA) Program.

He promised:

1.) That participation in the program would be completely voluntary.

No longer voluntary.

2.) That the participants would only have to pay 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual Incomes into the program.

Now 7.65% on the first $90,000.

3.) That the money the participants elected to put into the Program would be deductible from their income for tax purposes each year.

No longer tax deductible

4.) That the money the participants put into the independent 'Trust Fund' rather than into the general operating fund, and therefore, would only be used to fund the Social Security Retirement Program, and no other government program.

Under Democrat President Lyndon Johnson, the money was moved to the General Fund and Spent.

5.) That the annuity payments to the retirees would never be taxed as income.

Under Democrats Clinton & Gore, up to 85% of your Social Security can be taxed.

Because many of us have paid into FICA for years and are now receiving a Social Security check every month and then finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of the money we paid to the Federal government to 'put away' -- you may be interested in the following:

Q: Which Political Party took Social Security from the independent 'Trust Fund' and put it into the general fund so that Congress could spend it?

A: It was Lyndon Johnson and the Democrat-controlled House and Senate.

Q: Which Political Party eliminated the income tax deduction for Social Security (FICA) withholding?

A: The Democrat Party .

Q: Which political party started taxing Social Security annuities?

A: The Democrat Party. Al Gore cast the 'tie-breaking' deciding vote as President of the Senate while he was Vice President of the U.S.

Q: Which political party decided to start giving annuity payments to immigrants?

A: That's right! Jimmy Carter and the Democrat Party. Immigrants moved into this country, and at age 65, began to receive Social Security payments! The Democrat Party gave these payments to them, even though they never paid a dime into it!

Then, after violating the original contract (FICA), the Democrats turn around and tell you that the Republicans want to take your Social Security away!

And the worst part about it is that uninformed citizens believe it!

Posted by Besoeker 2019-06-25 11:57|| 2019-06-25 11:57|| Front Page Top

#11 Sooner or later someone is going to ask Bernie where all his money came from. Hopefully it'll be a blue-on-blue but you know Trump won't have a problem making an issue of that corruption.

Posted by ruprecht 2019-06-25 12:16|| 2019-06-25 12:16|| Front Page Top

#12 Bernie has been asked where the money is to come from. His answer sounded like a penny trying to give change; he stuttered and stammered and sounded like Obummer when confused and looking for an answer.

Posted by JohnQC 2019-06-25 18:25|| 2019-06-25 18:25|| Front Page Top

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