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Well, my mother saved and pinched every penny. She put their money in CD's. She still saves. Now, after she and Daddy started out with nothing, her assets amount to more than a million dollars. So, she is pretty sharp. I am proud of her.

My Mama has been a good Republican all of her life. However, I am sorry to say that she is not happy with President Bush right now. Mama is more of a Reagan Republican. She is not happy that our country is so far in debt.

We are all happy for your mama. What you seem to be missing somehow is this ain't about your mama. It is about the YOUNGER kids. Your mama grew up and paid into a system that "expected" her to die at age 70, and not to have "medicare" as a part of the SS retirement package. Therefore, she is taking out MORE than was budgeted for her to put in. This pattern is continuing to accelerate.

Down here in the lower age brackets, we want to see your mama get everything promised to her, whether it was promised wisely or not. However, that is not the same as requiring younger folks to throw money into a politicians pocket so he can buy votes with that money and replace it with an IOU. Privately controlled accounts would force reductions in spending. Keeping the current system just means that while your mama gets everything promised, the generations after her get screwed. I would think your mama would not want that. Mine would not.

Your first sentences SHOULD read, "Well, my mother saved and pinched every penny. She put their money in CD's. She trusted her government and still does."

The first two are noble and praiseworthy. The last one is brain dead stupid, and is a malady of alot of oldsters, it seems. Fortunately, they won't be the ones to suffer for their misplaced trust.