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In reply to the discussion: Social Security on Facebook [View all]MannyGoldstein
(34,589 posts)40. But are you saying it's more OK to default on SS payments
Than on other Treasury bonds?
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Bottom line here: D.C. doesn't want to pay back the trillions of dollars borrowed/embezzled
savannah43
Dec 2012
#26
Really? So there is one standard for the USPO, but not for any other governmental
savannah43
Dec 2012
#27
Are you forgetting interest on the Treasury bonds purchase by the SS Trust Fund? nt
MannyGoldstein
Dec 2012
#35
US Gov has defaulted multiple times. In the modern era, with Liberty gold bonds
Yo_Mama
Dec 2012
#54
Lol, I've read all that before. And it's interesting how it neglects the actual
sabrina 1
Dec 2012
#47
The bonds in which the trust fund is invested say "backed by the full faith and credit of the US"
lumberjack_jeff
Dec 2012
#29