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To: i-node who wrote (397086)	7/8/2008 3:51:58 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576893

The problem with SS is that it is "none of the above" -- Congress, in its wisdom, has defined both the benefit and the contribution, with the only remaining variable being... Except that both the benefit and the contribution have and will "vary". As usual you don't know crap.

To: i-node who wrote (397086)	7/9/2008 8:59:02 AM
From: Alighieri	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1576893

The problem with SS is that it is "none of the above" -- Congress, in its wisdom, has defined both the benefit and the contribution, with the only remaining variable being the net increase or decrease in the fund liability (i.e., the "deficit"). The liability in fact is but a byproduct of the two true variables, the benefit and the contribution. These are the adjustments I was alluding to in the earlier post. Your hatred for the program makes you unsuitable to discuss the topic objectively. Al