( OT) Bush to Geezers: Save Yourselves!
 

http://slate.msn.com/id/2113055/

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Here's how it works: Everyone 55 and up gets to stay in the current
system. Everybody else gets their benefits cut. Bush was startlingly
blunt about this, saying, "I have a message for every American who is 55
or older: Do not let anyone mislead you; for you, the Social Security
system will not change in any way. For younger workers, the Social
Security system has serious problems that will grow worse with time."
Bush then listed off a bunch of benefit cuts that have been proposed by
Democrats in the past: "indexing benefits to prices rather than wages,"
"increasing the retirement age," "discouraging early collection of
Social Security," and "changing the way benefits are calculated."

On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 00:08:56 GMT, "Jim," wrote:

http://slate.msn.com/id/2113055/

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Here's how it works: Everyone 55 and up gets to stay in the current
system. Everybody else gets their benefits cut. Bush was startlingly
blunt about this, saying, "I have a message for every American who is 55
or older: Do not let anyone mislead you; for you, the Social Security
system will not change in any way. For younger workers, the Social
Security system has serious problems that will grow worse with time."
Bush then listed off a bunch of benefit cuts that have been proposed by
Democrats in the past: "indexing benefits to prices rather than wages,"
"increasing the retirement age," "discouraging early collection of
Social Security," and "changing the way benefits are calculated."

When did he say he wanted to cut benefits? More scare tactics maybe?

John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary to resolve it."
Rene Descartes

"JohnH" wrote in message
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On Fri, 04 Feb 2005 00:08:56 GMT, "Jim," wrote:

http://slate.msn.com/id/2113055/

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Here's how it works: Everyone 55 and up gets to stay in the current
system. Everybody else gets their benefits cut. Bush was startlingly
blunt about this, saying, "I have a message for every American who is 55
or older: Do not let anyone mislead you; for you, the Social Security
system will not change in any way. For younger workers, the Social
Security system has serious problems that will grow worse with time."
Bush then listed off a bunch of benefit cuts that have been proposed by
Democrats in the past: "indexing benefits to prices rather than wages,"
"increasing the retirement age," "discouraging early collection of
Social Security," and "changing the way benefits are calculated."

When did he say he wanted to cut benefits? More scare tactics maybe?

liebrals will promise anything to get back in power..........



John H

On the 'PocoLoco' out of Deale, MD,
on the beautiful Chesapeake Bay!

"Divide each difficulty into as many parts as is feasible and necessary
to resolve it."
Rene Descartes

Jim it is nice to see you emulating the great Harry Krause, it is wonderful
to see someone new cut and pasting news articles for rec.boats. It is much
more convenient to read the news in rec.boats than the web based news
sources.

Thanks,


"Jim," wrote in message
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http://slate.msn.com/id/2113055/

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Here's how it works: Everyone 55 and up gets to stay in the current
system. Everybody else gets their benefits cut. Bush was startlingly blunt
about this, saying, "I have a message for every American who is 55 or
older: Do not let anyone mislead you; for you, the Social Security system
will not change in any way. For younger workers, the Social Security
system has serious problems that will grow worse with time." Bush then
listed off a bunch of benefit cuts that have been proposed by Democrats in
the past: "indexing benefits to prices rather than wages," "increasing the
retirement age," "discouraging early collection of Social Security," and
"changing the way benefits are calculated."