Topic: Payroll Deduction

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Dead Man Walking
Episode 320 2:06:04 - 2:08:54

320: Dead Man Walking

Reduce America Debt Now Act, Voluntary Payroll Deductions

A new bill titled the "Reduce America Debt Now Act of 2011" proposes allowing employees to voluntarily withhold portions of their paycheck to pay down the U.S. national debt. The hosts characterize this as a legal framework for a future extortion scheme where "voluntary" donations to the government could become socially or legally coerced.