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  • We still don't know anything other than wild hand waving speculation about the eventual costs of fusion power. The ultimate solution may require a ton of unobtanium-spice alloy that has been tempered in a midoclorian bath. We have no F-ing clue what it'll cost. But I can guarantee that there will be state sponsored conspiracy theories about all aspects of it. So let's wait before we start fighting over the conspiracies. They are not ripe yet.

  • Aktchually.... SS benefits are pretty progressive. Those with lower lifetime earnings will see a much higher income replacement percentage than higher earners up to that $165k-ish limit.

    Lifting the taxable income cap would not fully eliminate the funding gap. We'd also have to pay out more to those higher earners too. If we didn't, it would change SS from insurance to wellfare. And that would lead to (Republican) lobbiests fighting even harder to privatize, limit, or end SS.