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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (84702)	10/31/2000 2:12:20 AM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (2) of 132070

mike, i have no problem with a need based system that takes less out of our pocket now. by definition, those with any type of catastrophe are covered. while the number of rich elderly is debatable, there are a lot of elderly that are well off and even more well above poverty (seems to me there are more kids in poverty than the elderly, but they don't vote, right?). those that are in need would get much needed help - probably more than they get now. folks would have an incentive to save instead of ignore their responsibilities and rely on ss after driving a new model beamer every 2 years. ok, then there is the other 99% of the population (yeah, i'm in the 1% and i don't drive a beamer). -ng- i don't need to buy bill gates' medicine. or steve forbes medicine. or for a couple making $60k a year in investments with a million in the bank. when i'm pulling $60k from my investments, i don't want some guy making $6/hr paying my way. fundamentally wrong. dubya got the words right (though i don't think he really understand them! ;-) when he said "principle, not politics."

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