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Social Security billions could go to Mexicans
WorldNetDaily.com ^ | January 2, 2007

Posted on 01/03/2007 3:10:21 AM PST by Man50D

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1 posted on 01/03/2007 3:10:23 AM PST by Man50D
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To: Man50D

ping for later


2 posted on 01/03/2007 3:20:36 AM PST by loboinok (Gun control is hitting what you aim at!)
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To: Man50D
tagline.

Biased mainstream media--which generally is accurate, but only reports what it wishes and conveniently ignores what it doesn't--is one thing. Yes, you could point out a few examples such as the Dan Rather/Bush thing, but the point still stands.

Tabloid level journalism masquerading as news, reporting fantastic (as in related to fantasy) stories, is another.

3 posted on 01/03/2007 3:22:46 AM PST by Jedi Master Pikachu ( WND, NewsMax, and Townhall.com are not valid news sources.)
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To: All

And the above comment is not necessarily for this particular article, though it does seem to be appealing to anger rather than logic.


4 posted on 01/03/2007 3:24:24 AM PST by Jedi Master Pikachu ( WND, NewsMax, and Townhall.com are not valid news sources.)
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To: Man50D; Normal4me

Better be safe than sorry. I'm phoning my congressmen later on today regarding this matter and am forwarding the link to friends as well.


5 posted on 01/03/2007 3:31:39 AM PST by proudofthesouth (Mao said that power comes at the point of a rifle; I say FREEDOM does.)
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To: Jedi Master Pikachu

FNC discussed this story this morning.


6 posted on 01/03/2007 3:44:44 AM PST by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: Jedi Master Pikachu
And the above comment is not necessarily for this particular article, though it does seem to be appealing to anger rather than logic.

Your general and very vague statement lacks credibility without any detailed information.
7 posted on 01/03/2007 3:44:53 AM PST by Man50D (Fair Tax , you earn it , you keep it!)
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To: mewzilla
Social Security Agreement With Mexico Released After 3 1/2 Year Freedom of Information Act Battle

Read it and weep.

8 posted on 01/03/2007 3:45:51 AM PST by mewzilla (Property must be secured or liberty cannot exist. John Adams)
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To: IncPen

ping in case you missed


9 posted on 01/03/2007 3:51:41 AM PST by Nailbiter
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To: Man50D

Of course this doesn't apply to those illegals who pay SS using false ID---(sarcasm).


10 posted on 01/03/2007 4:00:05 AM PST by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel-NRA)
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To: Man50D
Illegal aliens already get SS and every other government endowment. This just makes it easier. If Bush signs this bill, heck, I'll call Pelosi's office to support impeachment.
11 posted on 01/03/2007 4:57:06 AM PST by pikachu (Be alert -- we need more lerts!)
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To: Man50D

Careful on your comments - there is a large cohort of Freepers who actually want amnesty and open borders and will come down on you like a hammer if you say that Bush is wrong on this (maybe this is why he wanted to "fix" Social Security - so they could pay for these Mexican retirement checks)


12 posted on 01/03/2007 5:45:38 AM PST by oldbill
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To: oldbill

If Bush signs this, he is wrong.


13 posted on 01/03/2007 6:20:34 AM PST by Toddsterpatriot (There is no cause so right that one cannot find a fool following it.)
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To: loboinok

Hey, Maybe if the senior citizen crowd gets a whiff of what the invasion of CRIMINALS from Mexico will do to their rice bowl, they may just be able to get the attention of the criminals and clowns in Washington.


14 posted on 01/03/2007 6:23:54 AM PST by newcthem
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To: oldbill

Name one.


15 posted on 01/03/2007 6:25:47 AM PST by 1rudeboy
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To: Man50D
An analysis of the plan by the Center for Immigration Studies noted that at the end of 2003, the Social Security System owed retirees and current workers benefits valued at $14 trillion, with assets of only $3.5 trillion.

SS has no assets. The SS Trust Fund contains IOUs in the form of non-market T-Bills, which can only be redeemed by the USG. The $3.5 trillion in the SSTF is carried as part of the national debt of almost $9 trillion under the category of intragovernmental holdings. They are not assets but liabilities.

SS is a pay as you go system. The current "surplus," revenue from the payroll tax versus pay outs will start declining in 2008 and the system will go negative in 2017. Congress has to raise taxes and/or decrease benefits to make the system solvent again.

16 posted on 01/03/2007 6:28:12 AM PST by kabar
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To: oldbill
there is a large cohort

Since when is less than a dozen considered large?

17 posted on 01/03/2007 6:35:01 AM PST by org.whodat (Never let the facts get in the way of a good assumption.)
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To: org.whodat

when the dinosuar media sees any anti-anything protest.


18 posted on 01/03/2007 6:47:24 AM PST by wayne_b24 (every day in the Light is a good day...)
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To: Toddsterpatriot

"If Bush signs this, he is wrong."

That could be the biggest understatement so far (2007) on FR.


19 posted on 01/03/2007 6:47:25 AM PST by taxed2death (A few billion here, a few trillion there...we're all friends right?)
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To: pikachu

If Bush signs it, it means Pelosi and crowd have passed it.


20 posted on 01/03/2007 6:47:57 AM PST by cinives (On some planets what I do is considered normal.)
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