On Tue, Jan 04, 2005 at 08:32:12PM -0800, Doug Pensinger wrote:
Are you saying that the government should not be obligated to pay what
they borrowed from Social Security?
No. I did not say that. Not even close. What the hell?
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Erik Reuter http://www.erikreuter.net/
On Tue, Jan 04, 2005 at 09:17:35PM -0800, Doug Pensinger wrote:
Live like kings?? If I was 65 this year and started to collect social
security I'd get something like $1500/mo or $18 K a year. Is that
enough for anyone to live like a king? If your total retirement
income is above $25K, they
On Tue, Jan 04, 2005 at 08:43:46PM -0600, Robert Seeberger wrote:
In the ABC/Washington Post poll, there is a slight majority (53
percent) in favor of a plan in which people who chose to could invest
some of their Social Security contributions in the stock market. But
when a followup is asked
At Wednesday 12:38 AM 1/5/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 1/4/2005 10:13:14 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,
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Something fun that anyone is welcome to alter and
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On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 16:05:23 -0600, Gary Denton [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Those pieces of paper as you call them were Greenspan's and Reagan's
solution as to how the SS system would be nearly permanently solvent.
Which it is.
As long as you can trust the government to meet its obligations.
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THERE are three arguments being made in favor of privatizing part of
Social Security. First, the Social Security Trust Fund needs money and
privatization will, in the long run, increase the amount of money
available to retirees. Second, privatization will give people choice,
and choice is good.
On Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 04:05:23PM -0600, Gary Denton wrote:
Those pieces of paper as you call them were Greenspan's and Reagan's
solution as to how the SS system would be nearly permanently solvent.
Which it is.
Unable to understand the subject under discussion, he makes up straw men
If he was reminscent of Eliza, wouldn't he have said something along
the lines of:
And how do those pieces of paper make you feel, 'Erik Reuter'?
~Maru
I'm no farmer guess that's why I see no straw here
On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 18:39:24 -0500, Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Unable to
On Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 07:37:44PM -0500, Maru Dubshinki wrote:
If he was reminscent of Eliza, wouldn't he have said something along
the lines of: And how do those pieces of paper make you feel, 'Erik
Reuter'?
The thing about Eliza is that it picks out key words from what you type
and
At Wednesday 06:37 PM 1/5/2005, Maru Dubshinki wrote:
If he was reminscent of Eliza, wouldn't he have said something along
the lines of:
And how do those pieces of paper make you feel, 'Erik Reuter'?
Probably uncomfortable, if they give him paper cuts.
Or Resemble The Bathroom Tissue Found In
At Wednesday 07:00 PM 1/5/2005, Erik Reuter wrote:
On Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 07:37:44PM -0500, Maru Dubshinki wrote:
If he was reminscent of Eliza, wouldn't he have said something along
the lines of: And how do those pieces of paper make you feel, 'Erik
Reuter'?
The thing about Eliza is that it
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At 08:32 PM 1/4/2005 -0800 Doug Pensinger wrote:
Are you saying that the government should not be obligated to pay what
they borrowed from Social Security?
Why should it?
Do you believe that Social Security should run a surplus and then put that
money in a vault somewhere?
JDG
On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 21:19:14 -0700, Warren Ockrassa
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On Jan 4, 2005, at 8:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
I am perplexed and my work is stopped by a simple difficulty.
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They're
On Jan 5, 2005, at 5:38 PM, JDG wrote:
At 08:32 PM 1/4/2005 -0800 Doug Pensinger wrote:
Are you saying that the government should not be obligated to pay what
they borrowed from Social Security?
Why should it?
Do you believe that Social Security should run a surplus and then put
that
money in a
JDG wrote:
Why should it?
Because it is obligated to, maybe? This strikes me as a very bizarre
question somewhere along the lines of why should I pay on a loan the bank
gave me, but perhaps I misunderstand you.
Do you believe that Social Security should run a surplus and then put
that money
I've got a few facts and observations thrown in. First of all, Social
Security is set up like a mix between a safety net for senior citizens and
an old fashioned pension that is calculated as a function of one's last 5
years of salary. There is a variable rate of yearly benefits per dollar of
On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 05:46:49 -0500, Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
On Tue, Jan 04, 2005 at 08:32:12PM -0800, Doug Pensinger wrote:
Are you saying that the government should not be obligated to pay what
they borrowed from Social Security?
No. I did not say that. Not even close. What the
Erik wrote:
Apparently you don't understand the difference between 2005 and 2075 and
70 years of 1.5% increases.
Probably not. What has been the average increase 1935-2005?
I agree that Social Security _should be_ a safety net for low income
retirees, but that's kind of a hard sell to people
Trent wrote:
Bad Islamic theology, especially given God's willingness to sacrifice the
faithful as collateral damage.
In fact, the vast majority of those killed were probably not engaged in
such terrible sins as nudity.
Very sound Islamic theology.
There is evil in the world.
Evil (often)
On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 20:23:20 -0500, Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Tue, Jan 04, 2005 at 12:01:56PM -0600, Gary Denton wrote:
For example, if the price indexing change is made, a retiree in
2075 would receive 54 percent of the benefits now promised.
No. A retiree in 2075 is just
On Wednesday 2005-01-05 23:17, Doug Pensinger wrote:
Erik wrote:
Apparently you don't understand the difference between 2005 and 2075 and
70 years of 1.5% increases.
Probably not. What has been the average increase 1935-2005?
I agree that Social Security _should be_ a safety net for low
On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 18:39:24 -0500, Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 04:05:23PM -0600, Gary Denton wrote:
Those pieces of paper as you call them were Greenspan's and Reagan's
solution as to how the SS system would be nearly permanently solvent.
Which it is.
On Thursday 2005-01-06 00:10, Doug Pensinger wrote:
Trent wrote:
Very sound Islamic theology.
There is evil in the world.
Evil (often) afflicts the just and unjust without discrimination.
God is the ultimate cause of all things.
God is, by definition, not evil.
Therefore, we posit
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