Deficit commission in the wrong

Nov 17, 2010 1 min read

To the editor:

The U.S. Deficit Commission has suggested that the way to cut the deficit is

to drastically cut Medicare and Social Security and raise taxes in

gasoline. I say WRONG!

A better idea is to get out of Iraq and Afghanistan, eliminate the Bush

tax cuts for the rich and raise the cap on Social Security payroll

deductions from $100,000 to $250,000.

Before we start cutting services and increasing taxes for the poor and

middle class we should eliminate unnecessary wars and raise taxes on the

rich. I don’t see why rich people should pay a lower percentage of their

income to FICA taxes than the middle class.

Marc Perkel

Gilroy, Calif.