Michael Perelman wrote:
> 
> What troubles me is the difference between the rights of bondholders and
> the rights of people who have paid into social security.  I suspect that
> the idea of some will be to tell people that "we" cannot afford to honor
> those obligations.  If so, it will resemble a Ponzi scheme.

Let me rephrase Michael's argument as follows:

The technical matters being discussed in this thread have no relation
whatever to any reality. The only reality concerns political tactics by
which people can defend social security.

It is a question of politics (non-electoral politics) not of economics.

Carrol
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