John H wrote:
Do you think all the Congressmen putting their money into the Thrift Savings
Plan are doing so just to fatten the wallets in Wall Street.

That's not Bush's plan. It's been mentioned as a possible option, with
the change that it would be a seperate account (handled of course, by
favored Wall St'ers)

... You're reiterating
the panic crap espoused by some of the more notable Bush-haters.


You're reiterating the distortions and outright lies of the Bush-Cheney
spin machine.



There is no reason whatever you can't invest your own money as you like.
You are obviously trying to dodge the issue that this is a case of the
gov't taking your money and giving it to private enterprise, on the
gamble that you might get some of it back later.


Do you know *anything* about the Thrift Savings Plan used by government workers,
to include Senators and Representatives?

More than you, apparently.


Lastly, the government wouldn't be *taking* anything.

Really? Is the gov't not taking your money when it pulls in Social
Security taxes?

... Again, do we assume people have the
responsibility to make baby-killing decisions but not monthly investment
decisions?


This seems to be a buzz-phrase for you. Where does this come from? Are
people not able to make savings & investment decisions now? Preventing
the diversion of Social Security taxes into "private investment
accounts" in no way diminishes people's ability to invest their money as
they choose.