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To: i-node who wrote (382860)5/6/2008 2:30:40 PM
From: bentway  Respond to of 1575344
 
"The accrued liability for "past service costs" for SSA is money owed today."

en.wikipedia.org

"As of the end of calendar year 2006, the accumulated surplus stood at just over $2 trillion. "

Do you have a learning disability Dave?



To: i-node who wrote (382860)5/6/2008 4:28:05 PM
From: SilentZ  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1575344
 
>If the war stops tomorrow, the cost will have been a half trillion dollars. Only if the war continues for years into the future might the $3 Trillion figure be reached.

We assume all sorts of liabilities by sending hundreds of thousands of troops to war.

-Z