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54. CUT THE CRAP... RAISE THE CAP

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #32)

Sun Dec 21, 2025, 08:54 AM

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Gen Z would rather cut Social Security benefits for current retirees than pay higher taxes to save the program [View all] MichMan Dec 20 OP

Well, there go their inheritances . . . . . . no_hypocrisy Dec 20 #1

What inheritances? Seeking Serenity Dec 26 #96

Lift the salary cap pfitz59 Dec 20 #2

THIS. And snot Dec 20 #35

"The Cato Institute"... Chemical Bill Dec 21 #71

reagan doubled fica taxes "in order to fund the retirement of the bab y boomers." rampartd Dec 22 #79

And totally on brand for bloody Cato jfz9580m Dec 27 #97

A Small Modification Would Be Required For... ProfessorGAC Dec 20 #42

ABSOLUTELY the correct answer!!!!!! Jack Valentino Dec 20 #45

Most of the truly rich don't receive income subject RubyRose Dec 21 #66

Probably not forever...... beaglelover Dec 21 #63

Get ready dweller Dec 20 #3

They may already be co-housed. If not now then soon. littlemissmartypants Dec 20 #33

I guess they want Granny and Gramps living with them. The Madcap Dec 20 #4

I'm not sure I trust anything produced by the Cato Institute, thucythucy Dec 20 #5

I would be interested in seeing one from another source if you have one MichMan Dec 20 #6

I don't have one, thucythucy Dec 20 #13

In the absence of any other poll stating otherwise, I took it at face value and thought others might find it interesting MichMan Dec 20 #16

So you wouldn't dismiss a poll from Fox that showed Trump at 99 percent approval? BannonsLiver Dec 20 #23

The source of any poll is of existential relevance, MM. It's a valid point. ❤️ littlemissmartypants Dec 20 #36

The source of the poll was noted in the very first sentence MichMan Dec 20 #37

Even the grumps among us sometimes long for human interaction. 😉❤️ littlemissmartypants Dec 21 #46

Show me another poll with similar results thucythucy Dec 23 #81

Show me another poll with different results then. MichMan Dec 23 #85

Not my responsibility. thucythucy Dec 26 #93

It also isn't my responsibility to look for other polls until I find one that you agree with. MichMan Dec 26 #95

The Cato Institute definitely has a libertarian agenda DFW Dec 21 #55

All that is necessary is to look at the framing of the question. markodochartaigh Dec 20 #21

I doubt."Make millionaires pay a small percentage more" was a choice. Probably only, YOU pay more or They get less. dem4decades Dec 21 #51

Cato is right-wing, and how you ask questions can definitely influence answers, leading to the result you want. Lonestarblue Dec 21 #52

That should not surprise anyone. Silent Type Dec 20 #7

That should be a talk at the Christmas dinner table, Historic NY Dec 20 #8

Or, bring up how many states have markodochartaigh Dec 20 #22

What a bunch of whiney little entitled pricks, MarineCombatEngineer Dec 20 #9

And created the life that they are now waving in our faces and trying to say that we are the issue. OldBaldy1701E Dec 21 #48

100% oasis Dec 24 #92

The Cato Institute? the hell you say WhiskeyGrinder Dec 20 #10

Very shortsighted SheltieLover Dec 20 #11

Nailed it! Norrrm Dec 21 #53

And likely brainwaahed by repuke lies SheltieLover Dec 21 #57

We need to push constitutional admendants IbogaProject Dec 20 #12

Welp..when I first started working, I know I used to gripe about SS, Medicare taxes I'd see on my pay stub Deuxcents Dec 20 #14

Good suggestion, and we need that good communication pretty soon too GoodRaisin Dec 22 #75

So this Libertarian BS is now coming out yet again...........guess who founded this fucking "think tank"....... turbinetree Dec 20 #15

one suspects the younger crowd, fresh from sponging off parents, typically opposes helping seniors financially msongs Dec 20 #17

Cato Institute? LOL. markodochartaigh Dec 20 #18

I got an idea.Why don't we make the billionaire's pay more in taxes Tribetime Dec 20 #19

Shooting old people is still illegal. Turbineguy Dec 20 #20

They'll be sorry. They won't be young forever. Vinca Dec 20 #24

Cato? Seriously? sakabatou Dec 20 #25

Hey, who snowybirdie Dec 20 #26

This message was self-deleted by its author wcmagumba Dec 20 #27

Intergenerational conflict was built in. Die Broke, that will teach them. /nt bucolic_frolic Dec 20 #28

When young adults do not know important facts about their lives, more people than RockRaven Dec 20 #29

Okay. We'll just move in. viva la Dec 20 #30

They may not be known as the particularly smart generation C_U_L8R Dec 20 #31

The solution? OAITW r.2.0 Dec 20 #32

CUT THE CRAP... RAISE THE CAP FalloutShelter Dec 21 #54

I'd take that report with a huge grain of salt jmbar2 Dec 20 #34

In what way is this story Boomer bashing? Mariana Dec 20 #39

The first clue would be that it's from CATO jmbar2 Dec 20 #44

The poll was targeted towards Gen Z, not Gen X and Millennial MichMan Dec 21 #62

GenZs are truly suffering in this economy jmbar2 Dec 21 #65

;-{) Z Goonch Dec 20 #38

Me Too 60 years ago. Fichefinder Dec 20 #40

Why wouldnt they vote in their best interest? Boomers have done it for decades as well Slider19 Dec 20 #41

Gen Z pays taxes? Nictuku Dec 20 #43

I think people might be missing the point here. Jedi Guy Dec 21 #47

With the exception of the school shootings... OldBaldy1701E Dec 21 #49

Really? That's odd because I didn't. Jedi Guy Dec 21 #56

Everyone's circumstances are different MichMan Dec 21 #64

That kind of proves my point, to an extent. Jedi Guy Dec 21 #67

" There just isn't, and trying to say otherwise is, at best, wildly disingenuous." OldBaldy1701E Dec 21 #69

Same time period here fujiyamasan Dec 23 #86

This article seems to have one purpose Samael13 Dec 21 #50

Judging by the this thread up to this point MustLoveBeagles Dec 26 #94

CATO biases this in the ways they define raising more revenue karynnj Dec 21 #58

If that be the case, my adult children will NOT be getting any money. ProudMNDemocrat Dec 21 #59

Many Rebl2 Dec 21 #60

I've found that tax increases tend to be much more popular with people as long as it is someone else paying them. MichMan Dec 21 #61

And wars tend to be more popular among prople who don't have to fight them. thucythucy Dec 23 #83

The OP was specifically about tax increases and not wars, but OK. MichMan Dec 23 #87

Tax automation, including AI gulliver Dec 21 #68

Yes, eventually something like this may be needed fujiyamasan Dec 23 #88

Increasing taxes on the ultra wealthy maybe one route. gulliver Dec 23 #89

Sorry, yes I view that as extremely naive with that set of billionaires fujiyamasan Dec 24 #90

People are missing the point pinkstarburst Dec 21 #70

Many, maybe most older people don't care about any of that. Mariana Dec 24 #91

Gen Z is not wrong really. EllieBC Dec 21 #72

They wouldn't have to pay more if we just eliminated the cap. BlueTsunami2018 Dec 21 #73

So how many middle schoolers did they interview for this poll? RazorbackExpat Dec 21 #74

This message was self-deleted by its author RandySF Dec 22 #76

Don't talk to me about Gen Z RandySF Dec 22 #77

I wouldn't have a problem if I could just get back all the money I paid into the system in SS taxes. Intractable Dec 22 #78

Was the question fairly asked? quaker bill Dec 22 #80

Naturally. QueerDuck Dec 23 #82

Cato. Enough said. Iris Dec 23 #84