Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/09/2026I used to be a Social Security trustee. How can we fix Social Security without cutting benefits or raising the retirement age? Scrap the cap. This is a plan that even some Republicans are starting to get on board with. Let me explain. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfZuB7XSFysyoutube.comHow the Super Rich Are Killing Social Security | Robert ReichSocial Security taxes are rigged for the rich — and the program is in danger because of it.A CEO earning $20M/yr pays So12:31 AM · Sep 9, 2026 792084846
Universal Movement For America @universal4usa.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialgive everyone who has paid into SSI their money back, end the program, and implement Unconditional, Universal Basic Income, instead. 030
Bigjimbok @bigjimbok.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialSo damn simple! It is so damn simple! It is very simple! SCRAP THE CAP! 082
Gloria @mimifuqamy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialWhen I was a kid, my grandparents lived off their social security checks every month. They did not have to rely on their children. My granddaddy would say “if you want rocking chair money, always vote for the Democrats”. 0123
zonachris.bsky.social @zonachris.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialI think a phased increase in age is warranted. People live longer now. 011
William R Knecht @williamrknecht.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialThis whole business has ripped the lid off what our "Representatives" are there for. Color me naive, but I once thought they were there to actually represent regular folks. Nah. Most are there to garner power & fame, and to enrich themselves. 1173
DC3 in the 'sky ✈️ @dc3inthesky.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialYes! It's not a mystery. Never been a mystery. Never will be a mystery. ONLY reason SS hasn't been fixed is billionaire campaign donations. SCRAP THE F-ING CAP! 042
lpatin.bsky.social @lpatin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialBecause they “borrowed” millions and never repaid us 022
b-mcconnaughey.bsky.social @b-mcconnaughey.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialHow many people above 200k still get cash, rather than ‘other income’? 010
Cherie Parks @macherie123.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialAt the very least, make the cap at the same income bracket as it was originally set for. I'm guessing that'd be in the "low" millions. 020
Deb @debkat.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialExactly. I've had jobs where my salary exceeded the minimum amount I could make under Social Security which is $25k for a single person when my total gross salary was only $40K. I've ended up paying taxes on the taxes I paid into Social Security with every paycheck. The cap when you 110
Radical Left Lunatic @americagotitwrong.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialTax the Rich and you can have nice things. 1135
Michele ✌️💙 @damitman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialI want to tax the churches. If they want to be all political it’s time they start paying taxes. 1123
🌊 BostonPops 🌊 @stevevt26.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialYou mean the wealthy would pay a little more? Outrageous! 184
maxie99.bsky.social @maxie99.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialUltra Rich is such an abstract that regular folks fail to understand where the commas go and how much money that is a thousandth of that is ten times more than the average American earns in a lifetime 011
Gurl You In Danger💙 @altermann99.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialShouldn’t have ever been a cap or it should have been a lot higher! 041
Dave Wenning @rxdavid.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialMy Congressman is @repricklarsen.bsky.social. I've asked him several times on this platform if he supported 2 things, universal healthcare and removing the SS cap. He has never responded. His posts here all discuss his visits to picnics, other events, organizations and businesses. But no specifics. 041
makingbetterworld.bsky.social @makingbetterworld.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialScrap the cap on the SS tax and how about adding a cap for benefits? Why should an oligarch be able to receive benefits. 111
Foo* @foo-star.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialSO disingenuous! Do better! The cap applies to contributions but equally the cap applies to benefits. You get out based on what you put in. JEEZ! You KNOW better! 011
csg3.bsky.social @csg3.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialIt’s the most insane thing about the federal government I can think of. I can’t believe this is even a discussion! Scrap the cap! 071
Luckiiyu🍀🍀🍀 @luckiiyu7.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.social@duckworth.senate.gov @raskin.house.gov @schiff.senate.gov @sanders.senate.gov @klobuchar.senate.gov @wyden.senate.gov @merkley.senate.gov @warren.senate.gov @ocasio-cortez.house.gov @vanhollen.senate.gov @crockett.house.gov @khanna.house.gov 022
Tom @rancher78.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialThis just might be the reason 3176
Tina Webb @laundryprncss.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialIt is the only fair solution. 030
Carol @carolrd.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialIt couldn't be more obvious or simpler. 020
raventerp1.bsky.social @raventerp1.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialMaybe the far left needs to stop helping to elect NAZIS? 000
Jeannie K @jeanniek.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.social💯. Scrap the cap!!!!!!! 033
Jon Pelican @jonpelican.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialThat and enforce pay-back of what was reallocated from the profitable fund years ago. 031
donnarl.bsky.social @donnarl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialThe well-to-do had better look at the demographics. If many take a cut in SS while they eat their not-Trump fillet mignon, there will be trouble 010
Djmonijn @djmonijn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialBecause the GOP borrowed money and didn’t repay it? The cap? 020
Violet @violetbunnikins.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialAnd its NOT going to hurt the filthy rich, either - they won't even notice the little extra being withheld from their income! 121
JG Shrampworth @jgshrampworth.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialThis is the way. Anyone above the cap is so rich they won’t need it and they should compensate the LABOR that got them there. It’s so stupid it hadn’t been done 041
manicottimaster.bsky.social @manicottimaster.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialDon’t ask a question if you know the answer. This problem can be fixed in three minutes and it doesn’t take a room full of geniuses to do it. 010
excitednitrogen.bsky.social @excitednitrogen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialBut if you scrap the cap isn’t there even more to pay out at the end? 020
cdonner.bsky.social @cdonner.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialSeriously, this is a problem with a silver bullet. 011
Jan Colton @jancolton999.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialThis remedy is so obvious. It should have been raised annually. Unfortunately the minimum wage was stuck in the same stupidness. 113
Cheri A 🇺🇲💐🌹🌺 🇨🇦 🇺🇦 @coldwomaninmn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialThank goodness for people like this! 010
Patricia @diamondstar1962.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialThe government needs to pay back that trillion dollars they borrowed from it as well. A Federal wealth tax would put that back into the social security fund. 031
larjmarj.bsky.social @larjmarj.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialThe people who think that we should work until we’re almost 70 are the ones who don’t actually work. They make money on their money.  031
librarytype.bsky.social @librarytype.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.social“Scrap the Cap” sounds like a great campaign slogan, doesn’t it? 011
sjhutton99.bsky.social @sjhutton99.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialIt really is simple - scrapping the cap brings in a ton more money! 031
AntifaOkie @julieokie.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialShould I take SS now at 63 and just work partime? 000
ninektheobscure.bsky.social @ninektheobscure.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialJesus Robert, I used to think you were smart! I'm OK with benefits being adjusted down if people live longer than expected. I am NOT OK with you destroying the fairness property of Social Security to hijack it for wealth redistribution and make it easier for Republicans to eliminate it completely. 211
Solomon Macher @solomonmacher.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialI knew when I was a teenager that I'd never get SS. I knew the boomers would eventually do something so they made sure they got theirs but made damn sure that nobody else would get it. 000
lummypie.bsky.social @lummypie.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialAsk yourself this question. What do people do when they have no money for food or housing? Even when do work and1 or 2 jobs don’t pay enough. 001
Michele Harrison @shellydogg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.social#ScrapTheCap 101
tcbrus1.bsky.social @tcbrus1.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialThe GOP has kown your simple logic, but has been ignored; because they only represent the 1% as a whole ! To seesaw the budget, the GOP does a game of middle-class & poor fund stripping, every time the voters give them the majorities in both Houses. The GOP who fights against a quality 99% life. 000
tcbrus1.bsky.social @tcbrus1.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialThe masses, even before our Tyrant in the Big House, should have leaned, only one party has push bills & legislation, that benefit middle-class & poor ! Answer: The Democratic Party ! The GOP and double agents, are again righteousness of the greater society. A Korea West, is fine w winking owls 🦉 000
tcbrus1.bsky.social @tcbrus1.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialFor ages, Bernie Sanders has said it too ! Socialist, nutty guy by the GOP; has preached, open the caps on [ SS ] ! Thus, the wealthiest pay their far share, and extend Social Security far into the future . Plus, increase the fixed rate; not covering Don's inflation, his exploding living cost ! 💣 001
Marvelous Max @moketchup.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialPay back what Bush "borrowed" for his war 012
Be Sand in the Gears of Fascism @liberal-g.bsky.social · 09/09/2026↪ Replying to @rbreich.bsky.socialScrap the cap. Tax the billionaires 111