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Re: BerryBuck post# 15358

Wednesday, 10/08/2008 10:58:35 AM

Wednesday, October 08, 2008 10:58:35 AM

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This is off topic, but I want to weigh in on these idiotic posts. Social Security is the most successful govt program in the history of the world. They've been saying it's going to go bankrupt for 40 years, and it's still 40 years out. If the "free market" republicans didn't destroy the federal budget every 8 years, solvency wouldn't even be an issue. If all retirees were reliant on the stock market, as you seem to suggest, they would all be looking for homeless shelters right now. Most poeple get far more money out of the system than they ever pay in, so I don't know how anyone could think it's unfair. People who work hard all their lives and never have enough money to trade stocks still deserve a chance to retire with at least some dignity - and Social Security provides that safety net. Rant over.