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How To Strengthen Social Security For years we have been bombarded by the narrative the the Social Security system is broke and will eventually fail….this has been a Repub narrative for as long as I can remember….and yet SS goes on and on…. But if you want to sure up the system then maybe eliminating the cut-off point for paying into it….and everyone regardless pays into it. Those are the simple ones…but those are unacceptable to politicians because the wealthy do not want to buy into the system. Here is yet another way to help strengthen the system….

Passed today. some light at the end of the tunnel. >> bill: your name was invoked, tom. >> those are the national numbers. the question is where the numbers are at in the swing states. less favorable to democrats. more folks we've seen numbers out of wisconsin, pennsylvania, michigan. they aren't as enthusiastic of impeaching and removing the president from office. that's where the election will be determined and where the public perception is really matters. >> bill: so much more to talk about. don't mean to interrupt here. i thought what kurt shrader from oregon said is telling. most of us c...

Into america? >> i think what we all agree on is that we don't like the shutdown. we think going into day 34, but as far as it can be over pretty quick if we can agree on the wall funding. i do agree with that. i think the president is making the right call. on the fact of being able not to deliver in the capitol, i was telling kurt, i heard that right before we came on the air. it's sad that it gets to that point. i will tell you the address will go on. it will be at another venue. and so the country will get to hear the address. it just won't be here. >> where would you like it to be? >> i'l...

>> to what you two agree on, it's appreciated why you two gentlemen don't want to collect this paycheck as members of congress in solidarity of the federal workers. but what about the other members of congress who aren't jumping on board with you all? to both of you, what is their reasoning? what have they told you? >> that's their right. kurt and i are from the private sector. we believe, as well as a lot of others, if you don't go to work, you don't get paid. that's the american way in our min minds. so how and why other people do or don't do it, it's up to them to decide. >> there's a lot o...

Losing them also. so he's kind of stuck. >> i do think we should keep our eye on the executive action ball. because conservatives, my understanding, are pushing him to revisit that even though he was urged not to do it. >> ladies, thank you. thank you for rolling with me through this. if congress can't do their jobs and fix this shutdown crisis, then they shouldn't get paid. and the twist is they are members of congress. joining me now is kurt shrader of oregon and ralph norman of south carolina. gentlemen, welcome. >> good to be here. >> you all along with about 100 colleagues are asking fo...