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To: i-node who wrote (561492)	4/18/2010 1:26:56 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1578931

We've known about this demographic problem for a while....and yet, the rate of payroll deduction for SS has not changed in at least 20 years. Why is that? You'll recall that GWB tried to do something about the SS mess a few years ago and was bludgeoned for it. What I remember is he wanted to privatize it. How did that take care of the demographic problem? The SS tax burden already increases on an annual basis by virtue of the ever-increasing wage base. And in fact, the maximum annual contribution to SS has increased from $9,448 in 2000 to $13,243 in 2010, and increase of 40% taxpayers earning from 75-100K -- basically, middle income taxpayers. Obama has now attached killer tax rates to capital gains to fund Medicare. So, the only real place to go at this point is to increase the tax rate, which will kill the working poor. BS. We're talkng probably a percent change to make it work out. Why hasn't it? Answer the damn question. We are taxed to death and it is getting ready to deteriorate further. Shut up, whiner! You're paying the lowest taxes in 60 years. I don't want to hear your crying. I honestly don't understand why it is so hard for leftwing whackjobs like yourself to understand. <?I> Why are you such a self centered, non altruistic, whiny baby? Oh wait.......you're an R. Never mind.

To: i-node who wrote (561492)	4/18/2010 1:28:36 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1578931

Are you going to contribute to the Goldman defense fund? Goldman 4/17/2010 12:47 AM EDT I'll boil the situation down to its essence: the taxpayer took trillions in losses and most (not all) Wall Streeters walked away with multi-million dollar fortunes. If you think politicians and Main Street are going to turn the other cheek, I suggest you rethink your position. After the more benign Nasdaq bubble burst, Henry Blodget paid with his career (for awhile), Bernie Ebbers is in jail, and Ken Lay paid with his life. All Bernie did was capitalize some expenses, and Ken refined the art of off-balance-sheet vehicles. How does that compare with the near destruction of our financial system and economy? This will NOT be over until someone--actually, many-- goes to jail. (My bet on one of the first is Angelo Mozilo, but there are plenty of candidates.) All the blather about "contracts", "justice", "sophisticated", and on and on is utterly irrelevant. Ask one of the 20 million unemployed voters about their idea of justice. I have no position on the merits of this Goldman case, because I think the merits are irrelevant. To see what is really relevant, reread the first sentence