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To: KLP who wrote (131593)	1/13/2007 2:41:54 AM
From: Augustus Gloop	Respond to of 225578

As a self employed guy SS & Medicare runs me 15.3% until like 94k. I wish I could opt out of the plan (they could keep everything I've paid so far) and allow me to place that 15.3% in a mutual fund. They could force me to pay that percentage, keep 20 years of what I've already paid and I'd still be better off at retirement. The SS system is an ok safety net but it takes something away from everyone who pays into the system - pride of ownership! Thats a big factor in encouraging people to save. Its similar to owning your own home. I sent a bunch of pics to those who I have email addresses for. Nothing great....just pics of my life that I have on computer

To: KLP who wrote (131593)	1/16/2007 10:34:46 AM
From: Rainy_Day_Woman	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 225578

we're over taxed and have too much government if any business ran their budget like the federal government, they'd be out of business we need a non-political federal spending/budget dept made up of top notch cpa's - with all the accepted rules of accounting, check and balances will never happen the welfare programs, social programs are not working - as a matter of fact I would call them flat out failures but then again, I think Milton Friedman should be in charge of spending and budgets and government economics