tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post7990385970270153951..comments2024-03-22T10:49:51.766-05:00Comments on Horizons: Private charity is no substitute for the commonwealNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-23833744762800883862014-03-30T20:19:16.321-05:002014-03-30T20:19:16.321-05:00Nancy,
I agree, absolutely! Wall Street would lov...Nancy,<br />I agree, absolutely! Wall Street would love to get a hold of that Trust Fund.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-27986331104592196482014-03-30T18:57:17.491-05:002014-03-30T18:57:17.491-05:00and liberals need to stop falling for said distrac...and liberals need to stop falling for said distraction. <br /><br />ebogan63Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-72682017918230432372014-03-30T17:08:30.530-05:002014-03-30T17:08:30.530-05:00Framing this as an issue about the deficit or debt...Framing this as an issue about the deficit or debt is a Republican distraction. I don't buy it. Their real aim is to get rid of these programs.Nancy LeTourneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-63330252431105226242014-03-30T16:43:17.825-05:002014-03-30T16:43:17.825-05:00That is a very important difference. SS contribut...That is a very important difference. SS contributes to neither the deficit nor the debt. Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-3952196417471829152014-03-30T16:10:20.622-05:002014-03-30T16:10:20.622-05:00The entire government is funded by "worker co...The entire government is funded by "worker contributions." The difference is that the $ for SS is set aside in a trust fund that can only be used for these purposes.Nancy LeTourneauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-32258797996540727782014-03-30T15:51:57.273-05:002014-03-30T15:51:57.273-05:00Social Security should not be included in "wh...Social Security should not be included in "what the government currently spends'. No SS money comes from the government. It is totally funded by worker contributions. The money does not come from the General Fund.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.com