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To: Road Walker who wrote (207701)	10/20/2004 9:37:21 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574005

>>>>>>>>> And $1K invested at -1% will be worth... Self directed retirement accounts are no guarantee of future returns. And we certainly don't want to get the government into the business of directing where investment money goes. There would be reasonable restrictions on the account. Something along the lines of a self-directed IRA.

To: Road Walker who wrote (207701)	10/20/2004 6:43:53 PM
From: brushwud	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574005

And we certainly don't want to get the government into the business of directing where investment money goes. I'm glad to hear you say that. When the idea of integrating individual investment accounts into SS was advanced during the Clinton administration, he proposed directly investing a portion SS funds into the stock market instead of U. S. bonds. Over time, that would make the government a part owner of every public company in America. As if it wasn't already, since the take from the corporate income tax averages around 30%.