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SecretMethod70 · 02-04-2005, 06:44 AM

I have little faith in Bush's Social Security plan. Not because I adhere to the "OMGWTFBBQ privatization is teh evil!!!!111" mindset, but because 1) I'm not so sure the government has every TRULY privatized something and 2) the government will still be forcing people to give money to SS *on the basis the government knows better how to plan for their retirement than they do.*

In the past when the government has "privatized" something, it's only been a frankenstein child of private at public control. Take the CA energy crisis which was "caused by privatization." Nevermind the fact that the "privatized" version had more convoluted public regulations trying to falsly manipulate the market than existed when it was "public." Of course there were critics saying this, but no one listened to them.

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SecretMethod70 Human Administrator Location: Chicago	I have little faith in Bush's Social Security plan. Not because I adhere to the "OMGWTFBBQ privatization is teh evil!!!!111" mindset, but because 1) I'm not so sure the government has every TRULY privatized something and 2) the government will still be forcing people to give money to SS on the basis the government knows better how to plan for their retirement than they do. In the past when the government has "privatized" something, it's only been a frankenstein child of private at public control. Take the CA energy crisis which was "caused by privatization." Nevermind the fact that the "privatized" version had more convoluted public regulations trying to falsly manipulate the market than existed when it was "public." Of course there were critics saying this, but no one listened to them. __________________ Le temps détruit tout "Musicians are the carriers and communicators of spirit in the most immediate sense." - Kurt Elling Last edited by SecretMethod70; 02-04-2005 at 07:51 AM..