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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Not to put too fine a point on it — but those are technically “unfunded liabilities”, not debt.

It’s beyond obvious to me that one way or another the government will have to welsh on those obligations. There is simply no other way to deal with the problem. (If you see some way to pay out all of that dough that I’m missing, please let me know.)


3 posted on 06/14/2010 7:49:05 AM PDT by Nervous Tick (Eat more spinach! Make Green Jobs for America!)
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To: Nervous Tick
They simply raise the retirement age.

If SS doesn't start until you're 75 or 80, a lot of people won't live to see it.

It is a mathmatical impossibility to seize enough money from workers to give everyone over 65 free health care and “walkin around” money for 20 or 30 years.

8 posted on 06/14/2010 8:17:25 AM PDT by dockkiller (COME AND TAKE IT.)
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To: Nervous Tick

It’s possible to fix the Social Security problem by taking a few modest steps:

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/may/18/report-tweaks-can-fix-social-security/


10 posted on 06/14/2010 8:23:33 AM PDT by Deo volente (God willing, America will survive this Obamination.)
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