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To: SilentZ who wrote (219028)	2/13/2005 8:01:15 AM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574879

The liberals are worried they won't know how to choose investments, if we get a personal account. I'll tell you how. So pay close attention. If you plan to retire in 2020, then choose the Fund that says 2020. If you plan to retire in 2015, choose the one that says 2015. These are called lifecycle funds and are built to target your retirement year. Simple enough.

To: SilentZ who wrote (219028)	2/13/2005 8:59:37 AM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574879

It's not even that... I've asked a few people my age that I know what they'd do with money in private accounts if they were to obtain them, and they all said that they'd hope that someone could tell them what to do with the money... finance.yahoo.com^DJI&t=my Look between 1965 and 1985, or 1998 and now. That's the problem. Safety replaced by uncertainty. People will learn to invest. From the article: The question is, will she be able to get by on what the envelope offers or not? Al

To: SilentZ who wrote (219028)	2/14/2005 3:49:17 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574879

"In the United States you have a history of taking responsibility," he said. "We are educated in a completely different landscape where the government has been our big brother." It's not even that... I've asked a few people my age that I know what they'd do with money in private accounts if they were to obtain them, and they all said that they'd hope that someone could tell them what to do with the money... No surprise there. And the GOP wonders why the rest of us think Bush is trying to kill off SS. ted