Better than Obama's idea
Here's a simple way to provide a non-discriminatory deduction from the payroll tax base.
For the first $5,000 of income, the discount is 100% of the SS tax ($0-$620).
For $10,000 of income, the discount is 50% of the SS tax ($620).
For $20,000 of income, the discount is 25% of the SS tax ($620).
For $50,000 of income, the discount is 10% of the SS tax ($620).
For income at and above $102,500 (=$97,500+$5000), the discount is 0%.
This will cost the government about $86 billion dollars
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