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To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (17733)	2/23/2004 10:39:37 PM
From: ild	Respond to of 306849

Lexus RX300 first time went on sale in 1998 or 1999. Porsche Cayenne in 2003. Japanese make convenient reliable inexpensive transportation. Who wants exotica (and can afford) can buy Lamborghini. If there were no competition from Japanese then Big three would not have improved their quality.

To: Lizzie Tudor who wrote (17733)	2/24/2004 7:23:46 AM
From: Amy J	Respond to of 306849

story.news.yahoo.com Privatize program now 37 minutes ago Add Op/Ed - USATODAY.com to My Yahoo! By Mike Tanner Social Security (news - web sites) reform cannot be put off. In less than 15 years, the national retirement program will begin to run a deficit... Some people (are against SS reform because of the $1.5T transition "cost"). But given Social Security's unfunded liabilities, the transition does not really represent a new cost. It is just making explicit an already-implicit debt. Of course, it would mean paying that debt now rather than later. It is true, therefore, that reforming Social Security will increase short-term budget deficits. But it will save trillions of dollars in the long term. In many ways, it is like refinancing your mortgage. Sure, you have to pay the points up front, but you save money in the long run.