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To: tonto who wrote (522090)	1/10/2004 12:13:18 PM
From: TideGlider	Respond to of 769670

>>Indeed, Republicans and Democrats will gladly worsen tomorrow's problems to win more of today's votes. <<< Unfortunately people in general worry more of their immediate welfare and share the lack of concern for the future. The greatest of the concerns being Social Security, has it's roots, for evil or good, in the greedy soils of those that would not show the same concern for the welfare of their elder family members, as were shown to them by their elders in their youth. orininally posted by TideGlider, statesman and hero of 21rst century Earth

To: tonto who wrote (522090)	1/10/2004 12:49:21 PM
From: CYBERKEN	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

The attempts to resurrect Samuelson as a serious economist on this thread point to a creeping insanity...

To: tonto who wrote (522090)	1/10/2004 1:00:23 PM
From: Kenneth V. McNutt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

""But in Washington, the CBO's irrefutable conclusion won't produce any noticeable reaction because there's already a firmly established bipartisan policy concerning the future: forget about it."" I beg to differ with Mr. Samuelsons statement of CBO's irrefutable conclusion. The CBO's record of predicting the future is one of dismal failure. Their computer models are reminiscent of the Global Warming theorists. Garbage in garbage out. Or. even more so, what they want the results to show, IN, and what they want the results to show, OUT. If the results aren't what we seek, do it over and over, if necessary. If you go to the OMB or White House Budget Office and compare their predictions with CBO you will see their disagreements over a period of years can be measured in the trillions. They each serve their own masters. None are near correct, even part of the time. Ken