[CalConservative]

Does anyone else see the incredible hypocrisy in Congress' falling all over themselves to throw corporate executives in jail for fraud and accounting games when Congress themselves have been setting the pace in these types of activities?

I, for one, am completely outraged at this and would like someone to explain to me why what is going on with Social Security, among others, is different than what happened at Enron or WorldCom?

[quietolong]

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[Gore_ War_ Vet]

Maybe you should do a poll on this one?

[Maceman]

Putting the Feds in charge of cleaning up Wall Street is like hiring the Hell's Angels to run security at a rock concert.

[Mr. Mojo]

Of course they should be in jail. But we elected them and have let them get away with murder and other crimminal acts for around a century now, so perhaps we should look in the mirror for the statist demon.

[Aric2000]

I have a feeling things are ALL going to come to a head here, very soon. Terrorists, criminal acts by congresscritters, federal reserve games, UN actions, Israel, geez. This should be real interesting to watch.

[Brilliant]

So long as government invests social security trust funds in federal securities, it is "borrowing" the money to fund general spending. That means the only way to stop it is to privatize social security.

[evaporation-plus]

Could someone please tell me how congress can "GIVE"
seniors a prescription drug plan when they have no
intention or means of paying for it!!!

[Incorrigible]

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[Hoosier-Daddy]

My reaction exactly! Think of the level of hypocrisy and chutzpa that it takes to completely denigrate corporations for fraudulent accounting practices that are insignificant compared to government accounting practices. If and when the crash comes, it will because of the self inflicted practices of our federal government, and we will lose our rights are a result of their CRIMINAL conduct. Trust Fund indeed!

[semaj]

OK, now I'm completely depressed. Thanks a lot. But seriously, this is a topic that has been continually swept undedr the rug by liberals and conservatives (gasp!). We are the Whore of Babylon, trading our children's inheritance for glass beads and worthless trinkets.

[gunnedah]

IT IS CALLED CREATIVE ACCOUNTING. Yes and our government taught corporate America how to cook their books,and we should send corporate America along with our Congress to jail.Next we need to replace our Judicial System with some honest folk who have common sense and without law degrees.Our legal system in America has become a GAME at providing legal scholars the means of milking the wealth out of this country .When a brilliant legal scholar like Bill Clinton cant figure out the meaning of the word "is "how the heck can you expect those with lesser intelligence to figure it out or maybe that is what it is designed for,to produce a smoke screen.Reminds me of the days of the old traveling salesman.

[Fraulein]

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[Patriot1998]

From your own words....

[Fraulein]

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