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To: truedog who wrote (9554)	5/22/1999 2:30:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

True, I would now attempt to answer your incorrect assumptions piece-meal... >>>.In most cases, retired people do not receive any special perks. They collect social security which is their own money collected by the government as a payroll deduction,reduced to 30 cents on the dollar by mismanagment and waste and, held until government specified retirement age. It amounts to a federally enforced savings plan from which most people can never recover their contribution to the plan. >>> Social Security is a sham, perpetuated by political pressures of "retired" people, who are unable to grasp a reality (voting record) that it is a responsibility of the well to do families and private industry (pension plans) not State to provide for them...At any rate since baby-boomers are the last to have opportunity to bankrupt it as they surely would, this issue is settled.... As for perks, the proliferation of the very nobel and "humanitarian" services, (hospice, nursing homes, home health care, restorative clinic and on ) all of which is really responsibility of the family... nails last hope for their children for even a match with standards of living enjoyed by this generation... Other minor perks such as retirement age set at 65, completely ignores reaity of longevity...

To: truedog who wrote (9554)	5/22/1999 2:40:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

4.Taxes have quite a way to go before exceeding the cost of a home. For instance, if you bought a home for $40,0000 at 8% interest on a 30 year mortgage, you would end up paying $104.386.20. Quite a hit,huh?>>> The great majority of low-cost of living in USA (taxes, mortgages, interst rates, strong dollar) is subsidised by huge debt to foreigners that invest here (Japan, Europe, Asia) Since our trade-deficit will continue to spiral-out of control, it would take simingly minute changes where our reluctance to save for the future hit home with exploding deficits and inability to cut-down on lavish spending propelling interest rates and taxes, causing permanent recession and outflow of capital, making dollar dramatically loose its value, thus numbers that you posted in todays dollars would look like Great Old times...What would happen to your right to sue tomorrow? There will be no lawyer that would defend it on contingency..not much money... As for other great Societies that suffered the same fate from Rome on..I am not lamenting, just stating Evolution, dramaticall accelerated in technological revolution of modern time..

To: truedog who wrote (9554)	5/22/1999 2:48:00 PM
From: goldsnow	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17770

I have never sued anyone and don't intend to unless I incur injury or property damage through someone elses' negligence.>>> Now this is much more profound subject that I can handle on Kosovo thread...it goes into profound argument that legalistic society that we created in the name of the Constitution (arguably the most profound document in the modern history) and Liberty has nothing to do with Freedom and Liberty, in fact it has all to do with Money.. (having profound consequences for the future)

To: truedog who wrote (9554)	5/22/1999 6:39:00 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 17770

Ron Reece appears to be very well read with a humongous memory bank and total recall. I envy him that talent. To have it and not be snobbish is an added bonus. Gee thanks, truedog... I don't know what to say... except that half the time I can't figure out where I leave my keys, so maybe you shouldn't give me too much credit... <VBG> But maybe you should give yourself more credit. I liked the comments you wrote in the body of your post. You're dead on from my perspective. But you are incorrect about the Indians. Many tribes were constantly at war with each other. One has only to look at the French and Indian wars where various Indian tribes fought on either side of the warring parties as a means to carry out their age-old conflicts. Regards, Ron