Re: Brilliant Idea -- Give the SS Trust Fund a private account.

retrogrouch_at_comcast.net
Date: 03/04/05 

Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2005 14:01:45 -0800

On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 21:21:13 GMT, royls@telus.net wrote:

>>How does a check for $1000 a month lift a person out of poverty, Jeff??
>
>Very simply: if their current standard of living is less than
>$1000/month below the minimum level that is not poverty.

And do you think if they are in poverty they would want the extra
$1000/mo or not?

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