http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/shock-therapy/ a radical newsletter in the struggle for peace and social justice Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:59:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/shock-therapy/#comment-9064 Frank Palmer Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:26:13 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/shock-therapy/#comment-9064 The Social Security system will ULTIMATELY go broke if: 1) The payout schedule is not changed, 2) The tax schedule is not changed, and 3) The economic growth rate is not as great in the future as it was between the end of WWII and 2000. If the growth rate matches the growth rate during Democratic presidential terms since 1948, the Social Security fund will remain solvent as far in the future as we can see. The Social Security system will ULTIMATELY go broke if:
1) The payout schedule is not changed,
2) The tax schedule is not changed,
and
3) The economic growth rate is not as great in the future as it was between the end of WWII and 2000.
If the growth rate matches the growth rate during Democratic presidential terms since 1948, the Social Security fund will remain solvent as far in the future as we can see.

]]> http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/shock-therapy/#comment-8954 Dissident Voice : Shock Therapy: Perfect Storm Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:04:08 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/shock-therapy/#comment-8954 [...] Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. See discussion of the effect of “shock therapy” and [...] [...] Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. See discussion of the effect of “shock therapy” and [...]

]]> http://dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/shock-therapy/#comment-8551 Dissident Voice : Shock Therapy: Three-Card Monte Wed, 07 Nov 2007 12:01:23 +0000 http://www.dissidentvoice.org/2007/11/shock-therapy/#comment-8551 [...] Part 1. Social Security Administration, “Agency History.” #Congressional Budget Office [...] [...] Part 1. Social Security Administration, “Agency History.” #Congressional Budget Office [...]

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