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To: Oeconomicus who wrote (61223)	4/23/2008 8:42:41 PM
From: KyrosL	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 542536

Thanks for the graphs. I think it's dishonest to include social security surpluses as part of the budget, in spite of government and media wishes. The first step that Latin American banana republics take when they decide to reform, is to take the government's hand out of the public pension system cookie jar. It's sad that in America we still haven't taken this step, and the few feeble proposals to put those SS surpluses in a "lockbox" are being ignored or even laughed at by politicians of both parties. I would very much like the SS surpluses, which will last another 10 years or so, managed as a public pension fund, and invested around the world. It not only will make government more honest, but it is also a good first step to converting SS into a genuine pension system rather than the money transfer system it is today.