Re: Soc Sec: How do private investment accounts solve the problem?

royls_at_telus.net
Date: 02/11/05


Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 18:12:26 GMT

On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 08:44:53 -0800, Courageous <dontwant@spam.com>
wrote:

>>> Now there are maybe 3.5 working to 1 collecting and in the future
>>> there will be 2 working to 1 collecting.
>
>>> Obviously this is a problem for SS.
>
>>Why??? There used to be 100 field hands to produce a certain amount
>>of corn. There are now 2.
>
>Are we to infer from your analogy that you believe those two people
>are capable of paying all the ss tax for the rest of the nation?

?? Is that what _you_ inferred?? If so, I would suggest refresher
courses in mathematics, history, economics, English and logic.

-- Roy L



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