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Politics : The Citizens Manifesto -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TigerPaw who wrote (57)	6/13/2005 2:08:51 PM
From: RetiredNow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 492

There would be no pool of money to play with, as there is today. On the contrary, the money would be tagged to social security numbers, so each person would have a legal right to that money, just as you do for the money in your checking account. The difference is that with this money, you would not be allowed to touch it until you are 65. This would ensure that the elderly do not become a burden and that they end up with a lot more money than they would under the current system.

To: TigerPaw who wrote (57)	6/14/2005 9:31:56 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 492

Giving them a check from the government insures that they are a burden on society. Yes they did pay in but they are getting more back, and they aren't getting back money that was a real return on an investment that was made with the revenue they put in to the system years ago, but rather they are getting back currently taxed money. There are some reasons to defend the current systems, but "to keep the elderly from becoming a burden on society" isn't one of them. Tim