1) Never claimed its wonderful, in fact I have been pointing out it has a problem. Even submitted that I wouldn't mind investing my SS money. If you think I think its 'wonderful', you have not been listening and its pointless trying to have any sort of exchange with you
2) Every dime taken from you and placed into SS is lost to you. You depend on promises to get a certain payment back in the future.... The same is true of a bank account, a stock purchase, a real-estate deal. All future returns depend upon certain expectations bearing out. I'm not exactly moved that the same is true for returns from Social Security, its not really an argument against SS at all, but a constant in any projected return on input.
3)"It is something you might want to learn about."
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That was pretty funny, Ed.
Okay Ed. I'll be sure to hit the books so that I can attain the depth of wisdom and purtiy of intellect that you display.
Davin L.
Current Events » in reply to If you don't understand how the system works, perhpas you should learn a bit before declaring it wonderful?
God, Eb, its pointless talking to you
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- Serious Insecurities concerning Social Security 'Reform'
- My plan to reform Social Security
- Thats actually a pretty good idea, IMO
- If it "over-funds" the system, just cut the tax rate. Simple. (n/t)
- The system is currently overfunded as it is
- Not if it is to become a VESTED system with assets backing liabilities.
- re: The system is currently overfunded as it is
- I could live with that.
- Thats actually a pretty good idea, IMO
- Not to mention the dark secret that people are only just realizing..
- The only true fix for SS
- More to the point
- re: No big secret.
- Tom hit the BS buzzer
- So the fix is to simply confiscate more and more money?
- Further, they always claim that it must get worse and worse
- Bartleby the Scrivener
- Does anyone else see the political weirdness here?
- Not my problem, Tom, that you have a propensity for strawman arguments and distorting positions you disagree with
- More on the Amazing Vanishing Social Security Crisis
- The DNC choice to take the position that after all the years of claiming there was a crisis, now there isn't one, will not hold up. (n/t)
- again
- correction, misread something Tom said
- More on the Amazing Vanishing Social Security Crisis
- Not my problem, Tom, that you have a propensity for strawman arguments and distorting positions you disagree with
- Tom hit the BS buzzer
- What Ed said.
- Very good points
- My plan to reform Social Security