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Serious Question:
Thirteen:
--- Quote from: *Jamal* on February 11, 2005, 01:08:04 AM ---
--- Quote from: Needles Kane on February 10, 2005, 08:09:57 PM ---i think he was making an anology about the social security issue
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WOW.... a real Sherlock we have here..
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i was explaining it to someone else... not everyone can be as smart as you claim you are
white Boy:
truama is a sneaky bastard ..
Ant:
--- Quote from: Trauma on February 10, 2005, 06:24:46 AM ---Well, I'm glad everybody's so sympathetic, and I'm sorry to put all of you throught that, but it turns out it was a false alarm.
However, using all the knowledge we gained from this post, lets apply it to the current social security crisis in the country. I'll leave others to go ahead and flesh that out, my work here is done.
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Social Security reform has already been addressed on this forum. But just for kicks I'll requote Bush's explanation of how he plans to fix the problem:
Question: How is the new plan is going to fix the problem (with social security)?
THE PRESIDENT: Because the -- all which is on the table begins to address the big cost drivers. For example, how benefits are calculate, for example, is on the table; whether or not benefits rise based upon wage increases or price increases. There's a series of parts of the formula that are being considered. And when you couple that, those different cost drivers, affecting those -- changing those with personal accounts, the idea is to get what has been promised more likely to be -- or closer delivered to what has been promised.
Does that make any sense to you? It's kind of muddled. Look, there's a series of things that cause the -- like, for example, benefits are calculated based upon the increase of wages, as opposed to the increase of prices. Some have suggested that we calculate -- the benefits will rise based upon inflation, as opposed to wage increases. There is a reform that would help solve the red if that were put into effect. In other words, how fast benefits grow, how fast the promised benefits grow, if those -- if that growth is affected, it will help on the red.
Okay, better? I'll keep working on it.
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You can't win an argument when you've already chosen the wrong side to defend... all you can do is rationalize, which you and your fellow republicans are pretty good at. The world would be a much better place if every debater was concerned with the discovery of truth rather than being solely concerned with proving the other side wrong. Social Security could be improved, but so could plenty of other things and as it stands the Bush plan is far from ideal.
white Boy:
^ is it me , or did he just mumble a bunch of nonsense...
Sikotic™:
--- Quote from: *Jamal* on February 11, 2005, 01:06:44 AM ---^ LOL... I don't think you read his follow-up...
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LOL Nah I didn't and I don't intend on doing so
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