I don't think anyone thinks it's fine the way it is -- just questioning whether this isnt going to be one of those solutions that is worse than the problem.
Dana On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 10:27:30 -0800, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think the price is 1 trillion dollars. The problem is we have to > borrow all that now to get the program started and it will save many > trillions in twenty years and on. > I'm not sure it's worth the gamble at this time. Maybe Bush needs to > prove he can be financially conservative before we can trust him. Of > course then it'll be to late and no one else will fix SS, just talk > about fixing it. > > Odd thing is the Democrats always run on the platform that the GOP is > raiding SS and it'll be broke soon. Remember the Clinton commercial > with Dole pushing the old lady in a wheelchair down the stairs. And > Gore with his imaginary lockbox. Now that someone is finally willing > to fix it, they suddenly pretend it's fine the way it is. Clinton's > surplus was based on the SS fund. He took the money out of SS to pay > down the deficit and then added a surplus assuming the economy would > always be good. The SS money he borrowed was to be repaid by future > taxes and earnings from a great economy. But, the economy had a > downturn just before Bush got in so goodbye money. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:143297 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
