madrchsod
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Tue Feb-16-10 04:27 PM
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| 4. oh well...at least twice a year some dumb fuck writes the same crap... |
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a vain attempt to scare the geezers like me....sorry we ain`t that stupid.
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| -More Social Security Scare Stories |
Hannah Bell |
Feb-16-10 04:02 PM |
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The Social Security surplus was used as general fund revenues. |
Jim__ |
Feb-16-10 04:05 PM |
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The wealthy have spent the money, now they want to cover their tracks |
DJ13 |
Feb-16-10 04:17 PM |
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But that would mean reneging on Fed government bonds. |
damntexdem |
Feb-16-10 04:58 PM |
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No, they'll go back to the dumb idea of Social Security "investment accounts" |
DJ13 |
Feb-16-10 08:40 PM |
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It wouldn't have to mean that. |
Igel |
Feb-16-10 11:09 PM |
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Yes, we need to distinguish between "cash" and "assets" |
NoNothing |
Feb-16-10 04:20 PM |
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The cash comes from rescinding the Bush INCOME tax cuts on the top 5%, which will produce about 1 |
Hannah Bell |
Feb-16-10 05:02 PM |
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1 trillion doesn't balance the budget for one year. |
dkf |
Feb-16-10 05:32 PM |
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WTF does "balancing the budget" have to do with anything? You asked me where the money to pay off |
Hannah Bell |
Feb-16-10 08:50 PM |
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Balancing the budget means not creating new debt. That doesn't begin to pay it down. |
dkf |
Feb-17-10 10:31 PM |
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Hannah, taxing is NOT collecting. Unless there is a secret account out there |
galileoreloaded |
Feb-16-10 05:48 PM |
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When people say SS = Ponzi, it tells me they don't know what a Ponzi scheme is, or they don't know |
Hannah Bell |
Feb-16-10 09:00 PM |
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It requires future payments to be made from future revenue. |
galileoreloaded |
Feb-16-10 09:37 PM |
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Ha! Knew you couldn't do it. |
Hannah Bell |
Feb-16-10 10:39 PM |
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Ok. Good, now we are getting somewhere. |
galileoreloaded |
Feb-16-10 11:20 PM |
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Your post is gobbledygook, sorry. |
Hannah Bell |
Feb-16-10 11:28 PM |
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OK, OK your right. SS will be there forever. But according to this IMF document, what will it buy?? |
galileoreloaded |
Feb-16-10 11:35 PM |
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i never asserted anything close to "SS will be there forever." It won't if people follow your type |
Hannah Bell |
Feb-16-10 11:45 PM |
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dupe |
Hannah Bell |
Feb-16-10 09:00 PM |
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And distinguish between assets and liabilities. n/t |
galileoreloaded |
Feb-16-10 05:50 PM |
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They're assets to the trust fund |
NoNothing |
Feb-16-10 07:21 PM |
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I felt it necessary to clarify. Also, I agree with your greater fool theory. n/t |
galileoreloaded |
Feb-16-10 08:43 PM |
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Social security funds gave |
Enthusiast |
Feb-16-10 04:45 PM |
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oh well...at least twice a year some dumb fuck writes the same crap... |
madrchsod |
Feb-16-10 04:27 PM |
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The CBO lists this debt of the government to the SS trust fund |
Samantha |
Feb-16-10 05:43 PM |
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Plus, consider the "illegals" who pay into it and will never get to draw benefits. |
ThomWV |
Feb-16-10 05:44 PM |
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Reagan/Greenspan spent it, then Saturday Night Live mocked Al Gore's "Lockbox" |
troubledamerican |
Feb-16-10 11:54 PM |
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