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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (528092)1/23/2004 9:20:52 AM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps  Respond to of 769667
 
balancing the budget by 2013 would require steps as drastic as raising individual and corporate income taxes by 27 percent, eliminating Medicare entirely, or cutting Social Security benefits by 60 percent, according to the Committee for Economic Development, the Concord Coalition, and the Center of Budget and Policy Priorities



To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (528092)1/23/2004 9:21:38 AM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps  Respond to of 769667
 
The Medicare system is expected to go cash negative for the first time in 2015; Social Security in 2018



To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (528092)1/23/2004 9:22:54 AM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 769667
 
Jake, JDN and Pro will be on Social Security after it goes cash negative in 2018. Their benefits will be cut.