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Skriven 2005-02-10 20:49:43 av Ed Hulett (1:123/789.0)
   Kommentar till text 8928 av John Hull (1:379/1.99)
Ärende: Tsunami Disaster Reli
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John Hull -> Ed Hulett wrote:
 JH> 10 Feb 05 02:27, Ed Hulett wrote to VERN HUMPHREY:

 EH>> VERN HUMPHREY -> ED HULETT wrote:
 VH>>>>> I'm debating with a committed Democrat in another forum who
 VH>>>>> can't understand the time value of money.  She dared me to post
 VH>>>>> the calculations that show how a person on minimum wage could be
 VH>>>>> a millionaire if allowed to keep what they pay in FICA taxes.

 EH>>>> Heh heh heh... she must not have a very large bank account.

 VH>>> My conscience is bothering me -- one of the most vociferous is an
 VH>>> old lady, who is slowly realizing how much the government has
 VH>>> stolen from her.  It will be a painful day when she finally
 VH>>> realizes that if she had been allowed to save her own money, she
 VH>>> wouldn't have all the financial worries she constantly complains
 VH>>> about.

 EH>> A friend of mine came over to pick up an old computer printer I
 EH>> had for his son's computer. We chatted for a while since I hadn't
 EH>> seen him and his wife for months. He was telling me how the VA had
 EH>> increased his disability benifits (he has diabetes, congestive
 EH>> heart disease, and who knows what else) to 100% so he gets VA, a
 EH>> percentage of military retirement and SSDA. In the very next
 EH>> breath he commented that he was worried about what Bush was going
 EH>> to do with Social Security. I told him that he didn't have to
 EH>> worry since he wouldn't see any change in his benifits, but that
 EH>> those who are just starting out in the job market will have the
 EH>> option to use part of their FICA to invest on their own in  a 401k
 EH>> or mutual fund for their retirement.

 EH>> He thought about it for a while and then told me he was still
 EH>> worried because of what he heard from the news. I told him that
 EH>> the MSM has an agenda of attacking anything and everything Bush
 EH>> wants to do in an attempt to sabotage his second term. They don't
 EH>> want people to know the truth so they will be scared out of their
 EH>> wits that Bush will somehow take their money away.

 EH>> By the time he got ready to leave he was almost ready to believe
 EH>> me. He's in his 60s and is a life long Democrat and wants to
 EH>> believe that the Democrats today aren't really as far left as they
 EH>> seem.

 JH> Being a Democrat is like having malaria.  You have periodic bouts of
 JH> fever and delirium, but you never really shake it.  My grandmother was
 JH> an old time Democrat.  It took her from FDR to Carter to realize being a
 JH> Democrat wasn't all it was cracked up to be.  She voted for Reagan the
 JH> next time.  I'm glad she saw the light before she died.

I rarely talk politics with this friend, but when I do, he usually sounds
moderate to conservative in many of his beliefs. I was somewhat surprised to
hear him voice his concern about what Bush might do with Social Security.

Ed

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