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To: Lazarus who wrote (234137)	12/23/2009 2:32:26 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

It's great to know SS is not broke. TIC. You're Dad made out like a bandit. All he paid in plus interest came back in less than 2 years. So for 21 years he's been getting a freebie.

To: Lazarus who wrote (234137)	12/23/2009 2:38:37 PM
From: GraceZ	Respond to of 306849

Let see now, when my dad was around 50 he was preaching that Social Security would be bankrupt and he would never collect a dime. And the value of those benefits remained constant? No one is arguing that they won't pay benefits. They will pay the dollar amount of the benefits but the inflation adjusted value of those dollars will be significantly lower than they are today, just as they were in your Dad's time.