"Jeff Rigby" wrote in message
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"HarryKrause" wrote in message
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Fifty-three percent of Americans say they oppose a proposal that would
"allow workers to invest part of their Social Security taxes in the
stock market or in bonds, while the rest of those taxes would remain in
the Social Security system." Just 44% favor this. These results are
nearly identical to those measured in late April.



I wonder how these numbers compare to the percentages of people with at
least some money in the stock market or mutual funds?


I'm in favor of private accounts, and they'd be here already if Bush had
presented them properly. All that was needed was an expansion and
relaxation of IRA and 401k plans and contributions, funded by enabling a
dollar for dollar deduction off of income taxes due.

I agree. But we should get to keep some of the FICA that we currently
pay out if we're never going to get Social Security anyhow. That's all
Bush is proposing.

That will never happen. That plan would 1) take money out of the general
revenue 2) Only benifit the rich

You're correct. And here's why: the rich pay the most money into the
"general revenue". If you let them take their money out of the "general
revenue", there wouldn't be much in there at the end of the day.

But social security wasn't designed to be a program to redistribute wealth.
And that is what it has become. No wonder the Dems like it so much...and
the Republicans despise it.




The plan Bush proposed for the general public is what Congressional
employees are getting now. A poll should ask if they would like the same
plan government workers get. Most would vote for that plan. As soon as
the Bush plan is mentioned they say no because the Democrats are very good
at misleading their own.

"The Democrats are very good at misleading their own."
;-) ;-) ;-)