Huey Driver Loc: Texas

Which party did this?

ricardo7 Loc: Washington, DC - Santiago, Chile

Which party elected Trump, the biggest ASSHOLE of a president in the history of the republic?

FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga

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The party of " we will gave you anything you want, just , vote for us "

FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga

Your party, by screwing everything up under the Dumbdumb in charge for the past 8 years

DMGill Loc: Colorado

The people elected Trump because they were tired of being sold down the river by the Democrats who were running a crook who sold us out to the Russians for a huge donation to the Clinton foundation.

wolfd Loc: Vancouver, Canada

Fake news / BS.
There has never been any change in the way the Social Security program is financed or the way that Social Security payroll taxes are used by the federal government. The Social Security Trust Fund was created in 1939 as part of the Amendments enacted in that year. From its inception, the Trust Fund has always worked the same way. The Social Security Trust Fund has never been "put into the general fund of the government."
Most likely this question comes from a confusion between the financing of the Social Security program and the way the Social Security Trust Fund is treated in federal budget accounting. Starting in 1969 (due to action by the Johnson Administration in 1968) the transactions to the Trust Fund were included in what is known as the "unified budget." This means that every function of the federal government is included in a single budget. This is sometimes described by saying that the Social Security Trust Funds are "on-budget." This budget treatment of the Social Security Trust Fund continued until 1990 when the Trust Funds were again taken "off-budget." This means only that they are shown as a separate account in the federal budget. But whether the Trust Funds are "on-budget" or "off-budget" is primarily a question of accounting practices--it has no effect on the actual operations of the Trust Fund itself.

FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga

The trust fund shows how much the government has borrowed from Social Security, but it does not provide any way to finance future benefits. The money to repay the IOUs will have to come from taxes that are being used today to pay for other government programs.

FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga

relbugman Loc: MD/FL/CA/SC

The people did NOT elect Trump! They elected Clinton. The Electoral College elected trump by not listening to the people. Get rid of the electoral college, way past its value.

ricardo7 Loc: Washington, DC - Santiago, Chile

The Electoral College is not required to listen to the people.
It was created because most people are to ignorant to be
trusted to elect a president. And, considering how many
people voted for Clinton and Trump, I rest my case.

rcdovala

And all of this relates to photography, how?

FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga

And the crying and bitching continue

The Electoral College is REQUIRED to follow the laws of the land . You want change work at it

FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga

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wolfd Loc: Vancouver, Canada

The taxation of Social Security began in 1984 following passage of a set of Amendments in 1983, which were signed into law by President Reagan in April 1983. These amendments passed the Congress in 1983 on an overwhelmingly bi-partisan vote.
The basic rule put in place was that up to 50% of Social Security benefits could be added to taxable income, if the taxpayer's total income exceeded certain thresholds.
The taxation of benefits was a proposal which came from the Greenspan Commission appointed by President Reagan and chaired by Alan Greenspan (who went on to later become the Chairman of the Federal Reserve).

wolfd Loc: Vancouver, Canada

Given that the original purpose of the Electoral College was to protect the country from electing an “unqualified” President. Both Hamilton and Jefferson did not trust the population to make the right choice because they believed a candidate would be able to manipulate the public.
They were smart. They knew this was a very real possibility.
However, today, that is no longer in play because the Electors in each state are pledged by the winning party to vote for that party. Therefore, the original purpose of the Electors is no longer a factor.
A review of the system is long overdue.