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To: neolib who wrote (215154)	1/16/2005 7:16:36 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574753

No, I don't have any problems with redistribution of wealth, but they are redistributing from the middle class downwards as well. If we want to not kill the goose that lays the golden egg, then we'd better figure out a way to allow the middle class to climb. You can kick in the taxes on people who are rich, but taxing the middle classes to death through SS, through AMT, and through property taxes is not a good idea.

To: neolib who wrote (215154)	1/19/2005 12:10:07 AM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574753

In this sense, SS is largely a socialistic type system of redistributing wealth. Lots of people have problems with that. But I wish you (and Bush & Co) would clearly state that your problem with SS is precisely that it is a social redistribution of income. This is really what you are trying to fix. That is a MUCH different problem than an accounting scam strawman, which is what everyone uses as a pretext. Honesty is a good thing. If your going to have a redistributionist program than it should be means tested, based on the means of the person after retirement. If I won a lottery at 65 I would hardly need to be subsidized by the government. Actually in the long run the bigger problem is Medicare. Tim