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Article #51Re: Solution to Social Security Shortfall
From: Jim Gries
Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2005 01:30
Date: Sat, 05 Mar 2005 01:30
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On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 23:47:10 GMT, Mike Smith <mws@wt.net> wrote: >On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 15:46:25 GMT, Jim Gries <jgries1@tampabay.rr.com> >wrote: > >>On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 13:55:17 GMT, Mike Smith <mws@wt.net> wrote: >> >>>On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 12:14:36 GMT, Jim Gries <jgries1@tampabay.rr.com> >>>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>Hey Mike - Post your solution and I'll post mine - Let stupidity fall >>>>where it will - By the way Mike, that's a challenge to your >>>>intellectual horse power!!!!!!!! >>> >>>Noted that you did not answer my questions, but if you want to slink >>>off on a tangent, OK... >>> >>>I'm betting you don't have the foggiest clue what "intellectual horse >>>power" means. >>> >>>And I have posted my solution. We eliminate SS as we now know it, by >>>moving it into a 401k type of retirement where the entire 12.5% of you >>>money is actually going for --->your<--- retirement. This will faze in >>>over a 50-60 year timeframe, but will greatly benefit my future >>>grandkids. >>> >>>We eliminate the ponzi scheme by eliminating the vast pool of money >>>that our congress critters love to spend, and moving it all into >>>personal retirement accounts. >>> >>>You probably will not understand what I just posted, but we'll see if >>>you are stupid, or not... >>> >>>Mike Smith > >>Mike, >> >>I'll refrain from any further degrading comments - Because we're on >>the same page my friend > >Based on the tone of your previous posts, I didn't think we were >anywhere near the same page. However, based on what you have posted, >you obviously are not stupid, and have a firm grasp of the problem. > >> >>The American Family Restoration and Retirement Act (AFRRA) is a >>concept for comprehensive Social Security (SS) legislation. AFFRA is >>not politically motivated, nor is it intended to benefit any political >>party or individual politician. It is for the American worker and the >>American Family. > ><huge snip> > >> If AFFRA meets basic criteria for you, or >>even more importantly for your children and grandchildren, then send a >>copy of AFRRA to you local media and your elected representatives. >>All of us united in our effort can provide the direction and >>motivation to our elected representatives and they will "get it right" >>this time. >> >>We have an unique opportunity to secure a worth while future for our >>kids and grandkids. >> > >First, this is WAY too complicated for a journalist to understand. It >has to be in a 2 to 3 paragraph, EASILY understood form, or it will >zoom over the head of most of the media types. > >Cleaning up and refining my two paragraphs that describe my opinion on >SS is probably the best approach. I was going to sleep reading the >stuff I snipped, although it did describe what must happen. > >And if we want the politicians to "get it" we must present this in a >clear one page letter. > >Suggestions? > >Mike Smith > >Mike Smith Mike, I appreciate your understanding. I would encourage you to condense the plan and look forward to seeing it. Mabye some other folks will lend some of their thoughts. Your Friend Jim G.
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