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Dems target 401Ks and IRAs ...
11/9/2008 | karen mcmahan

Posted on 11/10/2008 11:52:55 AM PST by ignorancerunsrampant

http://www.carolinajournal.com/exclusives/dems-target-private-retirement-accounts.html


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KEYWORDS: 111th; 401k; bho2008; moneygrab; vanity
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These guys are going to take control of the 401Ks and IRAs and put them under the control of the Social Security Administration [like those guys have a better record than Wall Street]. Once they get control of the money it will have to be spread out and shared with workers who have defunct pensions [read GM and Ford] because those workers did not have the "benefit" of a 401k. This is going to get real ugly.
1 posted on 11/10/2008 11:52:55 AM PST by ignorancerunsrampant
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To: ignorancerunsrampant

After thought ... Wall Street has take 60% of my 401K ... CONgress has taken 100% of my Social Security


2 posted on 11/10/2008 11:54:28 AM PST by ignorancerunsrampant
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To: ignorancerunsrampant

They’ve already raided my IRA. I’m not a happy camper these days.


3 posted on 11/10/2008 11:55:25 AM PST by EggsAckley
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To: ignorancerunsrampant

LOL

I already moved my money.

I expect bad economic times, but now the media will be positive and supportive of all decisions since after all, he’s their darling. Chris Matthews summed it up well a few days ago.


4 posted on 11/10/2008 11:55:46 AM PST by Red6
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Start calling your mutual fund company and ask them what is going on. Or call your plan administrator. Start building the anger against Dems. The House Dems will hopefully overreach and then go to war with Obama. The more infighting they do the better. If this gets close to a reality, which I doubt, check into rolling into an annuity. I doubt the Dems will want a fight with the insurance industry.

Obama’s friend owns a decent size mutual fund company in Chicago. This would hurt his business.


5 posted on 11/10/2008 11:58:35 AM PST by Frantzie
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To: ignorancerunsrampant

Start calling your mutual fund company and ask them what is going on. Or call your plan administrator. Start building the anger against Dems. The House Dems will hopefully overreach and then go to war with Obama. The more infighting they do the better. If this gets close to a reality, which I doubt, check into rolling into an annuity. I doubt the Dems will want a fight with the insurance industry.

Obama’s friend owns a decent size mutual fund company in Chicago. This would hurt his business.


6 posted on 11/10/2008 11:58:55 AM PST by Frantzie
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To: ignorancerunsrampant

Start calling your mutual fund company and ask them what is going on. Or call your plan administrator. Start building the anger against Dems. The House Dems will hopefully overreach and then go to war with Obama. The more infighting they do the better. If this gets close to a reality, which I doubt, check into rolling into an annuity. I doubt the Dems will want a fight with the insurance industry.

Obama’s friend owns a decent size mutual fund company in Chicago. This would hurt his business.


7 posted on 11/10/2008 11:59:01 AM PST by Frantzie
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To: ignorancerunsrampant

Economic Policy Institute
New School for Social Research

Says it all.


8 posted on 11/10/2008 11:59:17 AM PST by bigbob
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To: ignorancerunsrampant

I can’t understand how they can “take” my private property (401k)? I’ts like taking someone’s stock portfolio, 529? savings for college, cd’s (money not music).

This would be unprecedented. The Constitution prevents this type of perversion.


9 posted on 11/10/2008 12:00:44 PM PST by machogirl (when the call comes at 3:00 am, Bill Ayers answers the phone)
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Since the Govt. stole the Social Security money. . .they have to Steal again to put money back.
Before Pelosi and Congress can “ACT” on this Americans who see it coming can withdraw the 401K dollars at the 10% penalty rate.
Rob the Government to pay Paul, before Paul gets robbbed by the Govt.
The KING can be thwarted using the laws of the land before the king can get a slow moving Congress to change the laws......No fast/Immediate Edicts from Rulers in the USA....sorry BHO ....not so fast fundamental Transformation


10 posted on 11/10/2008 12:04:40 PM PST by 4Speed
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>Obama’s friend owns a decent size mutual fund company in Chicago. This would hurt his business.

But the first three letters of business are BUS. ;)


11 posted on 11/10/2008 12:04:48 PM PST by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: machogirl
When I read the article, all I saw was "take" and "tax". I don't get it. Looks like I'll be moving my money out soon. I guess I could wait and see - but I don't think it's going to be a pretty sight to see what they're planning to do w/ our 401K's.

RightWingIt.com

12 posted on 11/10/2008 12:05:11 PM PST by GaryLee1990 (www.RightWingIt.com)
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To: Frantzie
If this gets close to a reality, which I doubt, check into rolling into an annuity.

I am also cautiously skeptical that Dems will really go after 401(k) plans. Some far left loons in Congress are talking about it, but so far I haven't seen any solid evidence that most Democrats agree with them. I hope I'm right.

13 posted on 11/10/2008 12:07:29 PM PST by kesg
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To: machogirl
I can’t understand how they can “take” my private property (401k)?

Pardon the rueful chuckle. Since Kelo, there's no longer any such thing as 'private' property. You are owned lock, stock, and barrel by the State to be disposed of as they see fit.

The Constitution prevents this type of perversion.

The Constitution prevents nothing. "Prevention" is up to you.

L

14 posted on 11/10/2008 12:08:44 PM PST by Lurker (Thank you Governor Palin. It's not your fault. You got shackled to the worst Pub since Ford.)
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To: machogirl

They will just structure the tax system such that you must do what they say, or pay.

“The power to tax is the power to destroy” is a lesson oft-quoted by Marxists.


15 posted on 11/10/2008 12:08:49 PM PST by MeanWestTexan (A Jew voting for Obama is like a chicken voting for Col. Sanders.)
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To: machogirl
The Constitution prevents this type of perversion.

!!!!!WRONG!!!!!!

The Constitution certainly seems to prohibit that type of "perversion", but prevent? The Constitution prevents nothing ... only force prevents bad actions.

16 posted on 11/10/2008 12:09:01 PM PST by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: kesg

The Constitution prevents this type of perversion

it is obvious that he or the left wacko dems care less about the constitution.


17 posted on 11/10/2008 12:12:25 PM PST by Cyclone59 (It is amazing how people are comforted by percentages)
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To: ignorancerunsrampant
This set of posts continues to be utter HS and is just plain misleading noise, about like the API Michelle tapes. Here is what the poster wrote (are you just pimping for your own blog BTW?):

The testimony of Teresa Ghilarducci, professor of economic policy analysis at the New School for Social Research in New York, in hearings Oct. 7 drew the most attention and criticism.

This is not new news but cold 17 times refried rancid old news. The whole story, every single f'in booring time, goes back to this one leftist professor's testimony before a committee hearing. If you post this crap one more time, credulous about the statements of one witness, you should be sentenced to 200 hrs of listening to congressional testimony. That will cure you of ever paying any attention to anything ever said in congressional testimony ever again.

18 posted on 11/10/2008 12:21:32 PM PST by AndyJackson
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I would like to see them try it. If they did and the Republicans were smart enough to take advantage of it, the ‘Rats would lose the House and the Senate in 2010.


19 posted on 11/10/2008 12:25:49 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Obama is the Antichrist.)
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To: machogirl
“I can’t understand how they can “take” my private property (401k)? I’ts like taking someone’s stock portfolio, 529? savings for college, cd’s (money not music).

This would be unprecedented. The Constitution prevents this type of perversion.”

You don't get it. “They” can do what ever they want. This government no longer follows the Constitution. Once you get away from that, there is no rule of law.

20 posted on 11/10/2008 12:33:08 PM PST by FightThePower! (Fight the powers that be!)
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