why not? I'm sure I'm going to forfeit mine. It already *is* a wealth redistribution plan, from the poor to the affluent. The poor don't survive long enough to draw their money out. I'm simply advocating a more rational redistribution...
On 9/7/05, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Your proposal would change Social Security from a retirement benefit > program to a wealth re-distribution program. Whatever you think about Bill > Gates, the guy has paid the maximum to Social Security every year since he > was probably 21 years old or so. Does he just forfeit all that money? If so, > why would anyone who makes good money support Social Security as a program? > It just becomes another tax. > > >well, what are you going to do with some little old lady who has run out > of > >money? You need to have some sort of provision. But if you put an income > >limit on social security recipients -- any limit at all -- you save some > >money. Those that were able to save and have sufficient means should not > >rely on a government check. As matters stand, Bill Gates is going to draw > >social security. Is that right, or a good use of the power of taxation? > Some > >of the people who wound up in the Convention Center this week are paying > >social security so people with many times their income can draw a check > that > >they don't need. > > I think that private accounts are a great idea. I just don't want W to > have > >anything to do with mine. And you have to make some plan for those poor > saps > >who invest in Enron or the like. > > > >Dana > > > > > > On 9/7/05, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| All-in-one: antivirus, antispam, firewall for your PC and PDA. Buy Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=60 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:173085 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
