THIS IS IT.......WE ARE PIST.....SEE WHY
http://doxieentersurprize.com/political/index.html
THE REPUBS KEEP ASKING 4 A THE DEMOCRATS SOLUTION TO
SSI.......HMMM....Cant
they understand that it has been in place and WORKING since the late 1930
teeeez.
YES SSI does need a tweak.....PAY BACK THE 10 TRILLION it barrowed.
That will take SSI threw the century,,,,I am 71 and payed SSI all along
but
not to have it to pay 4 WARS. I am a Korean VET,,,,Yes I was in KOREA not
hiding in the reserves.
The repubs keep braging how great this country is.....
LET ME REMIND YOU THE DEMOCRATES WERE IN POWER FOR THE LAST 40 YEARS TO
MAKE
IT GREAT........repubs are s....AW ****,,,,Repubs are not worth the
time....The only Repub good repub is a dead one and they still stink.
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March 4,2005
Thank you for writing to express your concerns about President Bush's
plan to partially privatize Social Security. I appreciate hearing from
you.
Social Security is a crucial insurance program and an indispensable
safety net for our people. It has been enormously successful. Before
Social Security, over half of all seniors were poor. Today, 10 percent
live in poverty. That is still too many, and we want to take care of
that.
What we do not want to do is go back to the days when 50 percent of our
seniors were living in poverty.
Under the President's plan, Social Security benefits would be cut by
45 percent. The average yearly payment would be only $5,700, which is 35
percent below the poverty line. That would be a tragic reversal of
fortune
for our people.
Certainly we know that Social Security needs periodic adjustments.
However, President Bush is misleading the American people by calling this
a
"crisis." According to the Social Security Trustees, there is enough
money
to pay full benefits until 2042. And according to the Congressional
Budget
Office, there is enough money to pay full benefits until 2052.
Now more than ever -- as we are faced with an aging population, the
imminent retirement of the baby boom generation, the costs of the war on
terrorism, 40 million Americans without healthcare, and a ballooning
budget
deficit of well over $400 billion -- we cannot afford to divert needed
funds away from an already stressed Social Security system.
This is too much of a risk to take with funds that so many workers
are counting on for their retirement. Privatization would also impact
people with disabilities, survivors of deceased workers, and 3
million children who depend on Social Security benefits. I feel
strongly that we should not weaken Social Security or compromise its
financial condition. Rest assured, I am committed to preserving the
integrity of Social Security for generations to come. And it is not
difficult to solve this challenge, just as we did in 1983.
Again, thank you for taking the time to voice your concerns. Please
continue to keep me informed about the issues that matter to you.
Sincerely,
Barbara Boxer
United States Senator
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