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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (456329)	9/10/2003 3:49:03 PM
From: laura_bush	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

The "elderly poor" is soon going to encompass most of 75,000,000 boomers whose financial security in in terms of current employment is being eliminated through outsourcing taking place NOW. Those of all ages whose career and life-long sustaining jobs in or dependent on technology will never recover. lb

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (456329)	9/10/2003 3:59:32 PM
From: John Carragher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

dump soc sec... it is more than a pension for elderly,, aid to children,, disability ,, The value of Social Security survivors benefits for an average wage earner who dies and leaves a spouse and two children is equivalent to a $322,000 life insurance policy. Of course, Social Security benefits are paid monthly and not in a one time payment. The average monthly payment for a family consisting of a widow(er) with two children is about $1,400 per month. Social Security payments increase based on the annual cost-of-living index -- something few private insurance plans offer. dump these programs.