Lets have John Boehner release his tax returns to prove how fair the tax system is.

Social Security is an earned benefit. In order to collect a retirement or disability benefit, a worker must pay into the system for at least 10 years. In some cases, nonworking family members, such as a spouse, may be eligible for benefits based on the worker’s record. Tough rules in place assure that only legal residents and citizens who have met the 10-year qualification can collect retirement benefits. Congress and the media should stop referring to Social Security as an "Entitlement" inferring that it is unearned. The Social Security payroll tax currently applies to annual earnings up to $110,100. Any wages earned above $110,100 go untaxed for Social Security. Only 6 percent of workers earn more than that and effectively end up paying less than the 6.2% of his or her total earnings. This cap was intended to increase every year with increases in the national average wage; but was not increased in the last three years. Today, the cap covers about 84 percent of total earnings. Eliminating the cap so that all earnings would be subject to Social Security’s payroll tax would help close the program’s funding gap. If your income is under $110,100, you would see no change. If you make above that amount, you (as well as your employer) would currently pay the 6.2 percent payroll tax on your remaining wages. If all earnings were immediately subject to the Social Security tax, the new revenue is estimated to fill 86 percent of the funding gap and equalize the Social Security tax rate, so that all workers would pay the same percent on their earnings Beginning in 1950 the rates were adjusted upward to reflect the rise in inflation and the costs of living on a regular basis. There has not been a rate increase since 1995. The last rate increase was .14% from 1994 to 1995. A small increase in the rate could fill the remaining 14% gap in funding and would only minimally affect employees. Employers already factor this tax into their compensation packages and can adjust accordingly.

It is supposed to be illegal for employers to discriminate against age. Yet every online application now has a non optional request for the year you graduated high school. This immediately identifies your age and allows the employer to screen applicants on the basis of age.

Boehner and his tax initiative of NOT taxing the wealthy has got to go! President Obama's plan is to tax the wealthy and have them pay their fair share! We are tired of the same old idea's that have NOT worked and that cause gridlock in Congress! It's time for change in America Congress we want to move forward! Congress is very unpopular with Americans and has the lowest rating ever! American's do NOT want to hear Boehner repeat his same old agenda over and over again! We are tired of the Republican agenda they are trying to pass with NO negotiating on their part or any results to move America forward!! This is why we vote President Obama back in we want change and do NOT want to hear the same plan by Republicans and NO negotiation on their part!

Paul Krugman is a Nobel Prize winning economist whose views consistently prove to be correct. Most recently he argued that in the current Republican manufactured budget crisis "No deal is better than a bad deal." Mitch McConnell and John Boehner continue to run the same game plan they had before the election. President Obama must be smarter than Charlie Brown and refuse to try to kick the political football again. We need Paul Krugman at Treasury.

The United States of America should urgently lift itself out of the deficit trench it now is entrapped in.

Once again congress is threatening to hold the President and the nation hostage in order to keep taxes on the wealthy low. At the same time they are clamoring for debt reduction. People should be concerned about this for two reasons; 1. Parity - the "fair share" of the wealthy's taxes should be much larger that that of middle income families who need more of their incomes for basics. 2. Over the past four years, because of the high unemployment and the efforts to avoid a depression, we have spent a lot of money and the country as a whole needs to increase revenue.

The Bush era tax cuts for the VERY wealthy are due to expire. Encourage your Congressional representatives to reduce the taxes on the middle income citizens and NOT give the very wealthy the tax breaks that they have enjoyed for many years.

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At the start of a new presidential term, banning this pledge would throw people off balance, much improve governance, be a display of rightful power, accomplish good for the nation...and gain great publicity.

With a President starting a second term in office, with no potential for another term at stake, this is the perfect opportunity to put politics aside, and make the tough choices necessary to balance our federal budget. This is no just about "avoiding the fiscal cliff," it is about taking a long-term view of the challenges our nation is expected to face, (healthcare/retirement needs of aging baby boomers, exponentially growing cost of higher education, debt crisis at state and local government level, etc.), and working in a united way to make the tough choices to ensure that we are not simply "kicking the can down the road" for the generations of Americans (our children and grandchildren) to deal with.

The "fiscal cliff" is a hoax perpetrated by wealthy and powerful private interests. Our country is not broke!