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To: dwills

The figures are not ultraconservative. They assume a return equal to the 5 year treasury bond rate, which is of course a very low risk rate. The proposal as I understand it is to have private accounts borrow at 3% over inflation against the balance of their "traditional" SS benefit, a bit higher than the five year treasury bond rate, and to invest in stocks at a 100% margin (investing in bonds would not move the ball, except perhaps slightly backward if anything for the recipient). If stocks do not generate lower rather than returns higher than 3% over inflation, the recipient will be worse off. But Uncle Sam will be there, if it is much worse off. Thus the moral hazard.


1,025 posted on 04/28/2005 7:53:01 PM PDT by Torie (Constrain rogue state courts; repeal your state constitution)
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To: Torie

and you either don't see a moral hazard in the system as currently constructed, or think that it can be practically resolved better how?


1,028 posted on 04/28/2005 8:07:47 PM PDT by dwills (BIGOTS!? We don't need no stinking BIGOTS!!!)
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