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		pauldino on Aug 6, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: United States loses AAA credit rating from S&P The Medicare portion of FICA isn't capped, only social security is.

veyron on Aug 6, 2011 [–]

Why aren't capital gains assessed medicare tax?

Vivtek on Aug 6, 2011 | [–]

People with capital gains don't want to pay for healthier poor people.

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