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To: Bob Lao-Tse who wrote (71913)	1/10/2000 8:27:00 PM
From: Lizzie Tudor	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

If someone can give me better words for 1) someone who pays $1 into a system and takes $20 out, and 2) someone who puts $20 into that same system and takes $1. out - I would use those definitions. The first sounds like welfare.

To: Bob Lao-Tse who wrote (71913)	1/10/2000 8:35:00 PM
From: Michael M	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Make that "compound interest" if you don't mind, Bob. And, don't forget, the buck a guy put in 40 or 50 years ago was worth quite a few Y2K greenbacks. M

To: Bob Lao-Tse who wrote (71913)	1/10/2000 9:09:00 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

<<Ummm, how long does it take someone retiring today to get back absolutely every penny they paid in plus, oh, say, 10% interest? Six months? A year? Two years? Probably not much more than that. Here's a post from nihil who will retire in about 5 months. He's looking to get back 11 times what he paid in. Message 12383762