[lit-ideas] Does that make any sense to you?
- From: JimKandJulieB@xxxxxxx
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, THEORIA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 8 Feb 2005 23:55:44 EST
"Because theâ??all which is on the table begins to address the big cost
drivers. For example, how benefits are calculate, for example, is on the
table;
whether or not benefits rise based upon wage increases or price increases.
There's a series of parts of the formula that are being considered. And when
you
couple that, those different cost drivers, affecting thoseâ??changing those
with
personal accounts, the idea is to get what has been promised more likely to
beâ??or closer delivered to what has been promised. Does that make any sense
to
you? It's kind of muddled. Look, there's a series of things that cause theâ??
like, for example, benefits are calculated based upon the increase of wages,
as opposed to the increase of prices. Some have suggested that we calculateâ??
the benefits will rise based upon inflation, as opposed to wage increases.
There is a reform that would help solve the red if that were put into effect.
In
other words, how fast benefits grow, how fast the promised benefits grow, if
thoseâ??if that growth is affected, it will help on the red."â??President
Bush,
Explaining his plan to save Social Security, Tampa, Fla., Feb. 4, 2005
I actually saw a clip of him speaking these words. It wasn't doctored. It
would cause me to feel a certain pity if ..... (I'm sure someone here can
explain what exactly he was saying).
Julie Krueger
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