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To: Giordano Bruno who wrote (252976)	7/30/2003 7:14:17 AM
From: Giordano Bruno	Respond to of 436258

North Korea calls for the cancellation of 'war games' North Korea has called for the cancellation of joint military exercises between the United States and South Korea, scheduled for next month. The Rodong Sinmun newspaper - the official mouthpiece of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party - has described the 12-day exercise as a 'preliminary war' against the North. Pyongyang is currently in a standoff with the US over its nuclear weapons program, and has accused Washington of planning a pre-emptive strike against it. The US-South Korean combined forces command said last week the war games were a deterrent. 30/07/2003 19:01:23 \| ABC Radio Australia News abc.net.au

To: Giordano Bruno who wrote (252976)	7/30/2003 7:55:57 AM
From: John	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 436258

Social Security benefits to retirees would have to be cut by nearly a third by 2039 if no changes are made to the system to keep it afloat, congressional investigators said Tuesday. Social Security has always been a big pyramid scheme. Sooner or later, the base support tier will diminish and its supporting contributors will become unable to meet the demand of the system, regardless of how much they are taxed. It is a mathematical fact. Labor force growth will begin to slow after 2010, and by 2025 it is expected to be less than a third of what it is today. Then, we will have a bunch of retirees milling around and wanting the services they've been accustomed to receiving all of their lives, but the work force will be inadequate to supply those services. Meanwhile, the gov fat cats will continue to rob the coffers to pay for their respective lavish lifestyles. What's a few billion here or there in the world's largest economy? Right? I see a very socialistic U.S. in the future, with a far lower standard of living for the "middle class." But ya know what? This trouble is all a couple of decades away. The Dow will be 100,000 by then and the Dung will be 80,000. Nevermind that a loaf of bread will cost $25.00 and a tank of gas $100.00. "A new home," you say? Priceless. -ng- Falling fertility rates threaten the system's financial future even further. LOL! Who wants to have children in this f*cked up world, except the most unintelligent? Besides, they will eventually clone replacements, ensuring the cloned drones have IQs of 75 or less with a genetic pre-disposition to always be happy, even if their sole purpose is to shovel their maker's $hit 24x7. John John