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boppers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-10 03:45 AM
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Poll question: Do you still trust the US government enough to pay into Social Security?
The question is in the subject:
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Greyhound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-10 03:47 AM
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1. I didn't know there was a choice. n/t
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DireStrike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-10 03:48 AM
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2. Yeah... n/t
Edited on Thu Dec-02-10 03:48 AM by DireStrike
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boppers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-10 03:53 AM
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3. On trust, or choice to pay?
Tax laws are funny things.
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Greyhound Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-10 04:19 PM
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11. Paying of course.Trusting the government has been "off the table" for generations. n/t
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littlewolf Donating Member (920 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-10 08:23 AM
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8. same here ... we have a choice ???
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elocs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-10 04:00 AM
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4. If the U.S. government will not honor and pay Treasury bonds owed to its own citizens
why should any other country believe the U.S. will honor Treasury bonds held by them?
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boppers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-10 06:03 AM
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5. Interesting question.
The next 30 years will have some interesting answers.
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sendero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-10 06:24 AM
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6. Like.
.... there is a choice?
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-10 07:02 AM
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7. I consider it money I'll never see again
and if there was an opt-out, I would be opting out.
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lunatica Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-10 08:25 AM
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9. I've never been given the choice
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stray cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-10 08:27 AM
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10. I even have a 401 in stocks does anyone trust that more?
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bullwinkle428 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-02-10 04:20 PM
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12. It's all relative - I trust the government more than I do Wall Street.
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