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FrankC — 4/8/2004 7:01:45 PM (archived)

<i.Are you saying that SS money is not used to fund other than SS?

If SS money is part of the general fund, Bush has taken nothing out of the SS fund. There is no SS fund. There is a general fund and an obligation to SS benificiaries. As long as the obligation is met nothing has been taken from anyone

Or are you saying that Bush has no part in this practice?

Of course not

Side note: you used the term "borrowed". Can you explain the plan to pay off the "loan" from the SS fund?

Oh come now Alcaray, there is no loan from SS. The loan is from various sources including USSB and other government securities. We repay the loan in the same way we repaid our debt when it was the Republican shrieking that it could never be repaid.

To say that Bush is dipping into SS funds is one of those intellectual lies some like to go on about. He is no more taking from SS than he is from Defense or any other budget item.

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Sound bite - FrankC - 4/8/2004 5:51:15 AM
- Not 'nuff sed. How is that in error? - Bowser - 4/8/2004 12:36:00 PM
  - The myth about Halliburton - JReid - 4/8/2004 2:18:12 PM
    - And you think Halliburton and subsidiaries have ONE contract? - Bowser - 4/8/2004 4:43:00 PM
      - For you and alcaray's post below. - JReid - 4/8/2004 5:30:58 PM
        
        Mystifying - alcaray - 4/8/2004 6:14:15 PM
        
        re: Not so Mystifying - JReid - 4/8/2004 6:23:53 PM
        
        re: "My point was that the appearance of impropriety doesn't make it so." - alcaray - 4/8/2004 9:02:59 PM
        
        Just for the record - JReid - 4/8/2004 9:52:21 PM
        
        Halliburton's 2003 ranking: 35th - JReid - 4/8/2004 5:38:43 PM
        
        Sorry about the link above, old list. Here is 2003 list from same site - JReid - 4/8/2004 6:06:24 PM
    - Halliburton is a liberal reflex, kind of like a cow burp. Facts have little to do with it. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/8/2004 4:22:09 PM
      - In public service there is often an effort to avoid even the appearance of impropriety - alcaray - 4/8/2004 4:54:49 PM
- And the hand that feeds it - Odin - 4/8/2004 7:39:19 AM
  - Lock Box? ROFLMAO - FrankC - 4/8/2004 5:00:46 PM
    - Simpletons are so easily amused. It's one of your charms. - Odin - 4/8/2004 9:33:27 PM
      - Then I take it you are amused.... - FrankC - 4/8/2004 11:31:38 PM
    - I'm trying to find this lie - alcaray - 4/8/2004 5:14:03 PM
      - re: I'm trying to find this lie - FrankC - 4/8/2004 7:01:45 PM
        
        re: I'm trying to find this lie - alcaray - 4/8/2004 10:48:08 PM
        
        taking the opportunity - FrankC - 4/8/2004 11:18:11 PM
        
        I still don't see the lie, but it is a reeking dead horse and let's leave the poor thing alone. - alcaray - 4/9/2004 2:48:02 PM
      - The government has been "borrowing" from Social Security for about 40 years - Larry J - 4/8/2004 6:57:02 PM
        
        I vaguely recall that it was the Carter admin - alcaray - 4/8/2004 9:36:54 PM
      - Hopes this helps. - JReid - 4/8/2004 6:47:36 PM

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