As Democrats and Republicans negotiate over the nation's debt ceiling, some worry changes to Social Security benefits could be on the line.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., said on Sunday that increasing the payroll taxes wealthy pay may help shore up the program. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W. Va., speaks to the cameras about the reconciliation bill in the Hart Senate Office Building on Monday, August 1, 2022., lawmakers need to revisit the federal budget and find ways to make cuts, Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat representing West Virginia, said in interviews this weekend.
"The easiest and quickest thing that we can do is raise the cap," he said, while also curbing "wasteful spending."for employees and employers that goes to Social Security.
SS shouldn’t stop at 160 thousand, it should continue to be deducted the whole year no matter how much you make
The ability to negotiate all drug costs would save millions and maybe billions for Medicare. We saw our costs for the exact same drug double when our Medicare was paying for it.