tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370478.post115955066873454127..comments2023-10-23T09:41:22.599-04:00Comments on STONE SOUP MUSINGS: Washington's Fuzzy MathKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06875378679299157108noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370478.post-1159725175288395632006-10-01T13:52:00.000-04:002006-10-01T13:52:00.000-04:00Abi, your point is worth noting - and one I never ...Abi, your point is worth noting - and one I never considered before. What would Washington do without the trust fund to steal from?! However, in the not too far future, the fund will no longer have a surplus and privatization will be their solution again. (Of course, they could pay back all the loans they've taken and keep it afloat. Yeah, right, and the rich might have to pay more in taxes too. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha...)Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06875378679299157108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370478.post-1159675790465493212006-10-01T00:09:00.000-04:002006-10-01T00:09:00.000-04:00The one thing them Republicans like about deficits...The one thing them Republicans like about deficits is their base will never have to pay it off, what with all them tax cuts and such.Lew Scannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12788033661013005904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370478.post-1159613892159545072006-09-30T06:58:00.000-04:002006-09-30T06:58:00.000-04:00$8.5 trillion. Trillion! That's an astonishing num...$8.5 trillion. Trillion! That's an astonishing number.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18370478.post-1159591300541441732006-09-30T00:41:00.000-04:002006-09-30T00:41:00.000-04:00The Washington beancounters love to play tricks wi...The Washington beancounters love to play tricks with the Social Security trust fund. That might be the one thing that saves SS from being privatized. ;-)abihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12836114144939639262noreply@blogger.com