inwill go to stewart madison, indiana. good morning. caller: good morning, c-span. appreciate you so much. live right here alone the most polluted river in the united states, the ohio river. i am wondering why it is that the social security of the collection ends at $130,000? obviously, it was raised to a $200,000 --ion two always a, if it was raised to a to $200,000, it would be more beneficial. thank you very much, c-span. host: mr. miller? guest: great question. many address the caller's question. social security is designed as a middle-class benefit program, and therefore, it delivers benefits up to a certain level. no one gets rich off social security benefits. on the other side of the coin, it is designed to collect taxes in a similar vein. the cap is adjusted every year using an inflation formula, but what has happened with income inequality and developing income at the high level, and more people earning income that is not ordinary income, but investment income, income from dividends and someone, more and has of the u.s. income base escaped off the top of th

inwill go to stewart madison, indiana. good morning. caller: good morning, c-span.ciate you so much. live right here alone the most polluted river in the united states, the ohio river. i am wondering why it is that the social security of the collection ends at $130,000? obviously, it was raised to a $200,000 --ion two always a, if it was raised to a to $200,000, it would be more beneficial. thank you very much, c-span. host: mr. miller? guest: great question. many address the caller's question. social security is designed as a middle-class benefit program, and therefore, it delivers benefits up to a certain level. no one gets rich off social security benefits. on the other side of the coin, it is designed to collect taxes in a similar vein. the cap is adjusted every year using an inflation formula, but what has happened with income inequality and developing income at the high level, and more people earning income that is not ordinary income, but investment income, income from dividends and someone, more and has of the u.s. income base escaped off the top of the cap.

president iths she has been in talks parents here at madison's trust, as well as the principal. >> principal, to be honest with the you, mr. stewart, is doing a good a job as anybody can do, given trc stances. he understands the gravity of it. he understands the racism behind it. >> she goes s on to that, as well. this will take some time to work through, for not onl the students but also parents, as well, and the greater community. the principal here, principal stewart, says going forward, he wants s ts to create a cultura force to tackle issues like these before they come up like this. >> justin, thank you. >>> lawyers for the coast guard office accused of planning a terror attack say the case is being blown out of proportion. fter his first court appearance, no new charges. christopher hasson faces gun ang drug c right now. the fbi arrested him after the coast guard found suspicious rkinternet searchs on his computer. he had made quotes onlineng descriimself as a white nationalist and saying he wanted to kill almost every last pern on earth. prosecutors say hasson made a list of targets that included presidential candidates, tv