From: "Robert Comer" 

> I don't know about your social security benefits, but if you don't have
> some private retirement account set up by this point you are
> irresponsibly screwing yourself.

I do, but I'll need both.

> And I don't believe it's the government's responsibility to protect you
> from the fruits of your irresponsibility.

Speak for yourself, you're assuming to much, I'm not just talking about me.

But anyway, that's what government is for by definition, to protect the
common interests of its citizens, especially if they paid all these taxes.

> SS was designed aa retirement augmentation, not a full-blown pension.

I don't disagree, but now are you saying I wont get it? 

- Bob Comer


"Jeff Shultz"  wrote in message
news:pan.2004.12.13.15.12.24.60949{at}shultzinfosystems.com...
> On Mon, 13 Dec 2004 07:15:30 -0500, Robert Comer wrote:
>
>> What about us that it's further out (20-30 years), but not further out
>> enough to have the social security private account get funded enough...
>>
>> - Bob Comer
>>
>
> I don't know about your social security benefits, but if you don't have
> some private retirement account set up by this point you are
> irresponsibly screwing yourself.
>
> And I don't believe it's the government's responsibility to protect you
> from the fruits of your irresponsibility.
>
> SS was designed aa retirement augmentation, not a full-blown pension.
>
>>
>> "Geo"  wrote in message
news:41bd72c0{at}w3.nls.net...
>>> Yeah, but he didn't define "nearing retirement age"
now did he? I
>>> specifically stated people in the 10-20 year from retirement age group.
>>>
>>> Geo.
>>>
>>> "Ellen K."
 wrote in message
>>> news:vrmqr05nmsob7g4n2r03u8g2e7081vrj9f{at}4ax.com...
>>>> He's repeatedly stated that benefits will NOT be reduced for those
>>>> nearing retirement age.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>

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