Posted on 11/29/2006 2:38:22 PM PST by RWR8189
Just let me go. They can keep what they have taken I am even willing to let them continue to receive half of what I would pay so they can continue to pay out to those who are on SS already or with in 15 years of retirement.
But let me go.
53 Senators vote to raid the Social Security trust fund
49-4 guess which party is 49
Thanks, all this stuff is so helpful!
But when Bush tried to fix Soc Sec the Dems said their were no problems.
Wait - this sounds a lot like what Bush suggested last year. He got killed for it (by Democrats).
12th Amendment: The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves;...
This is a common mistake. The Constitution forbids electors from voting for Pres & VP from their state. If the two candidates came from a small state, it would make little difference. Coming from a big state like NY means that it would not happen as a practical matter. Either the electors would not vote for the VP candidate, or some would vote for the Pres. candidate and others for the VP candidate, which would be risky in a close election. But there is no flat Constitutional prohibition.
This is completely predictable. The only one who surprises me is Lugar.
Nancee
You have to cover the transition costs to get to private accounts. It would be a quid pro quo. Properly written legislation could tie the two together. The other alternative is to borrow more money publicly to cover the costs.
Wrangle wants all the bad stuff done under the label of Administration of George W. Bush. Then he can flog our candidates with it in 2008. Just remember, with 'Rats, facts don't matter.
well, this way or that way - it is still a mess. The best what could be imagined [and what alone would justify the costs] would be abolishing it altogether, transferring the SS disability insurance function to a separate insurance entity, preferably private, and trying to sort out the existing and past contributors.
Whatever is done will have to be phased in. 48 million Americans receive Social Security benefits, including 33 million retirees, 7 million survivors, and 8 million disabled workers.
Yup. I was wrong.
It was a comment made from ignorance, and boy are you Freepers educating me.
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