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10. Will benefits be adjusted accordingly?

Tue May 5, 2026, 11:25 AM

9 hrs ago

Ever since SS was created, the amount paid out monthly has been linked to how much people paid in. Is his plan to decouple that ?

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Graham Platner-REMOVE THE CAP ! [View all] 4bonhoffer 12 hrs ago OP

It is a critical message, good for him.. displacedvermoter 11 hrs ago #1

I remember Al Franken hammering this point home ALBliberal 10 hrs ago #2

Isn't the cap automatically raised every year? Renew Deal 10 hrs ago #3

yes, it is. mopinko 9 hrs ago #8

That's not the issue. It is about the rich paying their fair share. Bluetus 9 hrs ago #9

Commensurate or absolute? Torchlight 9 hrs ago #11

Retitle your post to include the word Social Security. Please. LeftInTX 10 hrs ago #4

Removing the cap on SS would certainly help, but it's not a 'fix'. Captain Stern 10 hrs ago #5

It would significantly improve the program's finances. Emile 9 hrs ago #6

Yep - it should be the top line Cosmocat 9 hrs ago #7

Will benefits be adjusted accordingly? MichMan 9 hrs ago #10

This proposal is to help fund the system. Qutzupalotl 5 hrs ago #14

Don't just remove the cap Miguelito Loveless 7 hrs ago #13

OK, excluding retirement Miguelito Loveless 4 hrs ago #16

Apparently I misunderstood what "ALL" meant n/t MichMan 3 hrs ago #17