I agree. If we were talkng about something ike a Keough, I'd be all for it.
Dana On 5/29/05, Kevin Graeme <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The way he's proposed it, you either invest or lose. A percentage of > the SS payments will be set for private investments and if you choose > not to invest it, you basically lose that percentage. > > And investing will probably be a loss too. It's not going to be open > market investments. It's select stocks that people can pick from. Who > selects the stocks? Hm? Who gets rich off the sudden infusion of money > from people who are told that they can either lose their money or > invest it? Hm? And when these select stocks reach their saturation > point from this artificial stimulation and the monied elite pull out > before the correction, what happens to all the poor public slobs > who've invested? > > The current system may be broken, but this new system will be broker. > (Strained pun, sorry) > > -Kevin > > On 5/26/05, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If his plan to privatize part of SS comes to fruition....I'd like to hear > > from one person on this list who would NOT opt to keep more of their income > > in a private account vs. throwing it away on a social tax program...... > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:159056 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
