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To: Road Walker who wrote (115)	6/16/2005 5:40:59 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 492

A saftey net would be something more like a welfare program. Something that pays out to all retirees is not IMO accuratly described as a safety net. We made the deal, we have to honor it. It would be wrong not to, OTOH it would be wrong to have a massive tax on current workers so that their wealth can be transfered to retirees, many of whom are wealthier than many of the workers. It is generally wrong to not follow through on your commitments, but if the commitment is a bad idea, it is also bad to follow through on it. But then I do think that those in or nearing retirement who have set up their finacial plans and to an extent their lives to fit the current system, shouldn't have everything turn around on them when they don't have time to adjust their plans and still come out ok. If it wasn't for that factor I would be for radical and quick change, but its a factor that can't reasonably be ignored. Tim