(Poll created April 12, 2010)
Submitted by editor

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If you think Social Security tax (FICA) is too high, how would you change Social Security to lower the tax rate?

I don't agree the tax is too high
The FICA tax is TOO LOW
Increase the Income Tax
Charge FICA on all income from any source
Make government employees pay extra.
Stop paying benefits at a certain age
Make the employer pay the whole tax
Force people to contribute to their own private retirement plans
"nationalize" existing IRAs, Pensions, Keoghs, 401(k)s
Make the Government pay back what it stold from SS
Change Tax code to a Flat Tax
Allow any citizen to opt out, forfeiting all past FICA payments.
Only pay social security to the elderly below the poverty line
Eliminate cost of living increases for benefits
Deport all old people to socialist countries in Europe.
End "early" retirement (62 years old)
Increase FICA on rich people
Don't "Nationalize," PRIVATIZE
Raise the retirement age
Abolish Social Security
The fund was fine until Congress started stealing from it.
Get rid of Social Security altogether!
Reduce the maximum social security benefit
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