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To: i-node who wrote (220356)	2/22/2005 10:46:50 PM
From: SilentZ	Respond to of 1572751

>This is progress. Only months ago you were claiming there WAS NO PROBLEM funding SS. No, he said there was a problem, but not a big problem and it was easily fixed if dealt with now in a not-so-drastic fashion if we started right away. In this case, he's saying that we can't afford to borrow trillions of dollars to start private accounts. I, on the other hand, said there might not be a problem with SS. -Z

To: i-node who wrote (220356)	2/23/2005 6:43:18 AM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1572751

re: This is progress. Only months ago you were claiming there WAS NO PROBLEM funding SS. Your usual crap. I've detailed, at least three times on this thread exactly what I think should be done: 1. Raise the FICA cap, maybe to $150K 2. Change the COL adjustment to an average of wage/price inflation. 3. Raise the FICA tax by 1% on both employer and employee sides. Simple, and probably an overshoot. re: With a little more effort and Bush's continued support for reform, you may, at some point, actually know something about the subject. I'm glad you agree with my statement: Nobody, and I mean nobody is buying this argument on private accounts. John