Just wondering: do the Dems in Congress have enough oomph and backing to manage to tack in a rider on any privatization legislation that simply removes the cap on FICA?
If I recall correctly, it's something along the lines of only the first ~$88K of earnings is subject to FICA withholding. I believe there've been efforts in the past to remove or at least raise that cap, but with privatization likely to be crammed down everyone's throats would there be a chance to remove that ceiling?
For that matter, operating from the assumption that some form of privatization is going to pass and that there's not much we can do about it, what can be done to make it less horrible?