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'Straight-up bribery': Insider tears apart Trump 'plan' to loot Social Security
What happened
AlterNet reports that former Social Security Commissioner Martin O’Malley called Donald Trump’s stated offer of $5,000 to every American adult if Republicans retain Congress in the midterm elections “straight-up bribery.” O’Malley argued that conditioning a public payout on an electoral result amounts to paying people to vote a certain way.
The interview also addressed Social Security’s projected funding shortfall after 2032. O’Malley backed lifting the payroll-tax cap—reported as $184,500—so higher earners contribute on more of their income. He blamed income inequality for…
The skinny
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