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To: Road Walker who wrote (220460)	2/23/2005 7:31:00 AM
From: Amy J	Respond to of 1573092

John, The fourth item you missed again was, "cut back on spending, such as wars and the like." Regards, Amy J

To: Road Walker who wrote (220460)	2/23/2005 9:02:54 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573092

>> Simple, and probably an overshoot. This problem is structural and cannot be solved with tax increases. We knew this in 1982. Perhaps the most knowledgeable individiual on earth on this subject, Greenspan, has come out in favor of private accounts. Where do you get the idea you are competent to challenge his perspective? You and other liberals need to just get out of the way of progress here. Liberals got us into this mess in the first place; we certainly don't need your views on what to do about it now.

To: Road Walker who wrote (220460)	2/24/2005 6:31:04 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573092

1. Raise the FICA cap, maybe to $150K Which would amount to a major tax increase, and not even the old Democratic standby of going after the super wealthy but rather a tax increase on well off working people. Change the COL adjustment to an average of wage/price inflation. Either that or just price inflation. Raise the FICA tax by 1% on both employer and employee sides. And raise the cap? You really do want to raise taxes don't you. I might accept raising the cap in return for a lowering of rates. Tim