[BroJoeK]

DiogenesLamp letting his wildest fantasies to run wild:

"But in the run-up to war, it didn't really matter how many eventually seceded, what mattered is how many the "shadow government" thought would secede.
[We fantasize] people make plans based on what they think will happen, and they generally plan for the worst.
Take it as a given [by insane Lost Causers] that the war demands were based on worries of the maximum possible losses for the businessmen of New York."

DiogenesLamp expanding his fantasies to today: "I sometimes think pretend that is what they have planned to deal with the Social security crises.
I used to think imagine they were stupid (for not recognizing the math involved) I now think make-believe they are just plain evil. "

[DiogenesLamp]

BroJoeK wrote:
DiogenesLamp expanding his fantasies to today: "I sometimes think pretend that is what they have planned to deal with the Social security crises. I used to think imagine they were stupid (for not recognizing the math involved) I now think make-believe they are just plain evil. "

Let us focus on this for a moment, because I know you cannot discuss anything related to the Civil War without letting your bias control your thoughts, but this social security thing is not directly connected to the war.

The math does not work. One must either conclude it's proponents are stupid, (unable to understand the math) or they are evil. (They understand the math just fine, they simply don't care that the Social Security system will collapse.)

So I have offered two alternative explanations for why we have this social security mess, if you disagree with either of my explanations, how about you suggest one?

What do you expect to happen with Social Security financing, and what do you think was the motivation behind it's proponents?