[inquest]

She does not think that people should be investing part of their Social Security money in the stock market and thinks that is dangerous.

If she thinks government should force people not to invest in the stock market, then she's not terribly Republican.

By the way, even someone who began investing for his retirement right before the 1929 crash and kept his money in would have made out better in the end, percentage-wise, than someone putting his money in Social Security throughout his working years, even in the healthiest economic times.

[fooman]

NIRA and NRA created monopolies, high taxes and wage controls that greatly prolonged the depression.

[Goodgirlinred]

Well, my mother saved and pinched every penny. She put their money in CD's. She still saves. Now, after she and Daddy started out with nothing, her assets amount to more than a million dollars. So, she is pretty sharp. I am proud of her.

My Mama has been a good Republican all of her life. However, I am sorry to say that she is not happy with President Bush right now. Mama is more of a Reagan Republican. She is not happy that our country is so far in debt.