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To: rich4eagle who wrote (1743)7/26/1999 9:02:00 AM
From: Bill  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
Why not let people decide how best to spend their own money?

Besides, where is the guarantee that the "surplus" would reduce the national debt? Seems a lie to me.



To: rich4eagle who wrote (1743)7/26/1999 9:08:00 AM
From: Les H  Respond to of 769670
 
Last year, the surplus was $ 70 billion but the debt grew by $ 110 billion. The current surplus is stored as Social Security trust fund's IOU's. The general revenue fund promises to pay Social Security in the future. A surplus in the current state just means the general revenue area has less debts, the debts just get placed on Social Security.


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