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i already said, young people will have to grow older before

Posted on: April 29, 2012 at 18:56:05 CT
kbit MU
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they get a serious understanding of inflation and financial bubbles. they are not concepts that come naturally to young impressionable people. never came to me back then, altho i remember my father talking passionately about milton friedman when i was in my 20s.

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Obama and Dems want to preserve Medicare, Medicaid and SS - Gadfly MU - 4/29 16:10:28
     wow, really, you win, i'm pullin the dem lever - tigerinhogtown STL - 4/29 23:56:33
     the dollar has lost 83% of its value since 1973 - ashtray USA - 4/29 20:57:40
          wow, I could buy a lot of stuff if we were in 1973. - SoCalTigr UM - 4/29 23:07:34
          if your wages inflate w/ the dollar - Gadfly MU - 4/29 22:37:19
               wages don't increase at the same rate as inflation (nm) - ashtray USA - 4/30 06:43:52
                    some inflation is better than other inflation - Gadfly MU - 4/30 13:50:38
     Didn't Obozo lower SS taxes by 2%? - Lerxst MU - 4/29 20:13:33
     Repeating the Lie of the Year doesn't make it true. - Alferd Packer MU - 4/29 19:47:21
     the dems will be the ones to wreck social security - kbit MU - 4/29 17:05:05
          is this your illogic? - Gadfly MU - 4/29 18:06:01
          what does that mean? - mr. picklecopter KC - 4/29 17:24:34
               It means THERE AIN'T ENOUGH MONEY. - GA Tiger MU - 4/29 19:14:27
                    so youre finally admitting - mr. picklecopter KC - 4/29 19:22:14
                         We misplace money EVERYWHERE. (nm) - GA Tiger MU - 4/29 19:43:15
                              gat... - mr. picklecopter KC - 4/29 19:46:38
                                   I yell a lot. If I was - GA Tiger MU - 4/29 19:48:08
                                        thats either really zen or really retarded. - mr. picklecopter KC - 4/29 19:56:27
                                             I can compromise. Call it both.(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 4/29 20:00:45
                                                  once again - mr. picklecopter KC - 4/29 20:06:31
          How so ? - raskolnikov MU - 4/29 17:06:51
               Sorry, sonny boy. That won't wash. - Alferd Packer MU - 4/29 19:37:35
                    BS - lift the cap and it is fine - raskolnikov MU - 4/29 19:47:16
                         Irrelevant. Lifting the cap won't save it, as the link - Alferd Packer MU - 4/29 19:52:12
                              Far left libs can not change their mind. I'm convinced of it - GA Tiger MU - 4/29 20:05:59
                                   True dat! - Alferd Packer MU - 4/29 20:45:29
                         Because, uh, they don't make enough money? - GA Tiger MU - 4/29 19:51:00
               my purchasing power on ssi with BO is down about 25% - kbit MU - 4/29 18:06:11
                    RE: my purchasing power on ssi with BO is down about 25% - sarasotatiger MU - 4/29 19:12:11
                    Republicans are sworn to privatizing your SS and you can - raskolnikov MU - 4/29 18:31:14
                         nobody said the right was always right - kbit MU - 4/29 19:26:16
                         privitizing a portion of SS makes a ton of sense. - SoCalTigr UM - 4/29 18:43:26
                              You want a federal investment plan - start one - raskolnikov MU - 4/29 19:05:04
                                   you prefer a federal ponzi scheme to an investment plan? - SoCalTigr UM - 4/29 19:06:55
                                        I prefer the most successful federal social program in US - raskolnikov MU - 4/29 19:10:17
                                             That's not saying much. - Alferd Packer MU - 4/29 20:56:59
                                             What you really mean is that if its privatized then - GA Tiger MU - 4/29 19:20:48
                                                  the soviets eliminated the right to private property - Gadfly MU - 4/29 22:44:15
                                                       I'm smart enough to know the point here is - GA Tiger MU - 4/30 06:59:02
                                                            that is not communism - Gadfly MU - 4/30 15:56:18
                                                  You're a fool - raskolnikov MU - 4/29 19:49:33
                                                       Since I have given to charity regularly - GA Tiger MU - 4/29 19:58:21
                                             How bout when they print your money on an HP Laser Jet - Coors4bob MU - 4/29 19:18:28
                              do you trust wall street with social security? - Gadfly MU - 4/29 18:51:53
                                   do you turst city and state bonds? - Coors4bob MU - 4/29 19:20:06
                                        those will never provide a safety net for most poor people - Gadfly MU - 4/29 19:34:07
                                   what is the historical ROI for the SS fund vs the historical - SoCalTigr UM - 4/29 18:54:56
                                        are you using averages like a moran for roi? - Gadfly MU - 4/29 18:57:01
                                             no, I wanted to see some facts and data, instead.... - SoCalTigr UM - 4/29 18:58:18
                                                  too bad you can't just make better arguments - Gadfly MU - 4/29 19:00:04
                                                       you ignore the bad arguments and usually log off if there's - SoCalTigr UM - 4/29 19:02:22
                                                            we need a social safety net for the poor - Gadfly MU - 4/29 19:32:43
                                                                 I agree, I don't want to take their SS away, I want to make - SoCalTigr UM - 4/29 20:28:55
                                                                      your averages will not do that - Gadfly MU - 4/29 22:38:55
                    so in sum, you have somehow convinced yourself: - mr. picklecopter KC - 4/29 18:13:09
                         i already said, young people will have to grow older before - kbit MU - 4/29 18:56:05
                              your anti-growth agenda is anti-youth - Gadfly MU - 4/29 18:59:01
                                   even if purely selfish.... - mr. picklecopter KC - 4/29 19:09:11
                    then we should increase benefits - Gadfly MU - 4/29 18:07:10
                         that is exactly the debate that would go on 40 yrs ago - kbit MU - 4/29 18:49:54
                              that's not a good argument for eliminating it - Gadfly MU - 4/29 18:53:04
                                   I don't want to eliminate it, I want to make it better - SoCalTigr UM - 4/29 19:01:33
                                        the poor, disabled and uneducated need a safety net - Gadfly MU - 4/29 19:36:41
                                             you can't read - SoCalTigr UM - 4/29 20:33:49
                                                  your use of averages undermines your argument - Gadfly MU - 4/29 22:39:45
                                                       only for an idiot. what are the facts and data? - SoCalTigr UM - 4/30 01:55:18
                                                            the fact is that most old people live on social security - Gadfly MU - 4/30 02:22:10
     Party of No, Party of No, Party of No, No, No - raskolnikov MU - 4/29 16:22:48
          this kind of mindless chant is for the republicans. - mr. picklecopter KC - 4/29 17:26:48
               I was pointing out the mindlessness - raskolnikov MU - 4/29 17:44:12
                    ^^^Superb illustration of several words.(nm) - GA Tiger MU - 4/29 19:10:02
                    you should do it with more degradation and insult - mr. picklecopter KC - 4/29 17:47:37
                         or just post a few arrows next to his name, like >>>>> - SoCalTigr UM - 4/29 18:42:25
                              arrows are awesome...this guy ****er your mother!>>>>>>>>>>> - mr. picklecopter KC - 4/29 19:03:46
     social security benefits should be - mr. picklecopter KC - 4/29 16:20:15
          RE: social security benefits should be - scan MU - 4/29 16:30:01
               ^^ old man ^^ (nm) - MarcTiger MU - 4/29 16:39:16
                    hey! - mr. picklecopter KC - 4/29 17:27:58
                         ya mon - MarcTiger MU - 4/29 21:33:09
               ^^so Republican - Gadfly MU - 4/29 16:35:33
               why do they have to be old? - mr. picklecopter KC - 4/29 16:32:47
                    RE: why do they have to be old? - scan MU - 4/29 16:35:40
                         so the ability to prostitute oneself - Gadfly MU - 4/29 16:39:36
                              I can never tell when you're being serious. (nm) - Lothar MU - 4/29 17:14:39
                                   it's better that way - Gadfly MU - 4/29 18:08:30
          Never intended to be sole source of income - mu7176grad MU - 4/29 16:24:28
               it's intended to keep people from starving to death - Gadfly MU - 4/29 16:33:19
                    The old people around here drive Lincolns - Alferd Packer MU - 4/29 17:54:06
                         your personal anecdotes - Gadfly MU - 4/29 18:09:25
                              Are you opposed to redistribution of fat government pensions - Alferd Packer MU - 4/29 20:00:01
                              sure he does.... - mr. picklecopter KC - 4/29 18:14:24
                         you just killed about 120 IQ points - mr. picklecopter KC - 4/29 18:03:24
                              That explains you dumb-ass post. - Alferd Packer MU - 4/29 19:56:35
               i deal in reality... - mr. picklecopter KC - 4/29 16:25:39
                    Life's a ***** and then you die - mu7176grad MU - 4/29 16:28:41
                         is this some argument for eliminating social security - Gadfly MU - 4/29 16:37:15
                              potd. - mr. picklecopter KC - 4/29 17:43:02
                         this isnt a ****ing contest... - mr. picklecopter KC - 4/29 16:30:59
                              i think he's saying he's immune - Gadfly MU - 4/29 16:42:16
                                   i dont give a f*ck if he was drafted, thats welfare - mr. picklecopter KC - 4/29 17:23:44




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