Originally Posted by matclone

He would apply the Soc Sec tax to incomes above 250K. Currently, it stops once one reaches 102K. Can someone explain why those earning b/t 102 and 250k should be exempt? Appears to be a sop to middle class voters.

As mentioned elsewhere, this is a proposal. Any changes to law in this respect would have to be passed by Congress.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080613/...ocial_security