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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: i-node who wrote (381501)4/30/2008 12:56:42 PM
From: bentway  Read Replies (2) of 1576346
 
"Both systems are flat broke, and there is no way the current benefit payments can be continued for the next 50 years."

"As of the end of calendar year 2006, the accumulated (SS) surplus stood at just over $2 trillion"

en.wikipedia.org

I can't argue with you about Medicare. It's problems were made much worse by Bush's "pay retail for prescriptions" drug benefit.

But, they can be fixed, and should, as part of our new, national health care system.
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