Comments on: Could there be light at the end of Chrysler’s tunnel? http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2007/02/27/could-there-be-light-at-the-end-of-chryslers-tunnel/ Chrysler, car, and other discussions by Allpar contributors Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:43:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Curtis Redgap http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2007/02/27/could-there-be-light-at-the-end-of-chryslers-tunnel/comment-page-1/#comment-14187 Curtis Redgap Thu, 08 Mar 2007 04:37:08 +0000 http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2007/02/27/could-there-be-light-at-the-end-of-chryslers-tunnel/#comment-14187 Whoa.... wait, too many shells and obtuse hand movements to track where the "pea" went in all the smoke and mirrors that is laughingly called a "budget." Not to be forgotten is your friendly, neighborhood Federal Reserve Bank, with billions and billions of freshly printed paper notes, just straining to pop out into circulation. Just in case the DOD needs another squadron of F-22s or an Aircraft Carrier or two. Don't bother with health care or the VA however. Much like the Dept of Labor that is supposed to protect the walking wounded civilian workers..... uh-huh! Social Security used to be the ultimate barrel for taking the pork from, receiving far more than it gave way. Ol' FDR knew this going in, savvy political fox that he was. However, I hardly could believe that he had an inkling of what he created would end up like in the times today. It could and MUST be fixed with a permanency to end all the political wrangling over all those "left over" dollars coming in every week. I believe Dave is correct, however, in stating it could be fixed fairly easily, if the political intestinal fortitude could be found in Washington D.C. As for euthanasia, perhaps we just save that for "injection" into any politician that servers beyond the point that they lose sight of their function and turn into members of the "club" leaving their constituents as afterthoughts. Term limits comes to mind. But, that got euthanasized long ago. Whoa…. wait, too many shells and obtuse hand movements to track where the “pea” went in all the smoke and mirrors that is laughingly called a “budget.”

Not to be forgotten is your friendly, neighborhood Federal Reserve Bank, with billions and billions of freshly printed paper notes, just straining to pop out into circulation. Just in case the DOD needs another squadron of F-22s or an Aircraft Carrier or two. Don’t bother with health care or the VA however. Much like the Dept of Labor that is supposed to protect the walking wounded civilian workers….. uh-huh!

Social Security used to be the ultimate barrel for taking the pork from, receiving far more than it gave way. Ol’ FDR knew this going in, savvy political fox that he was. However, I hardly could believe that he had an inkling of what he created would end up like in the times today. It could and MUST be fixed with a permanency to end all the political wrangling over all those “left over” dollars coming in every week. I believe Dave is correct, however, in stating it could be fixed fairly easily, if the political intestinal fortitude could be found in Washington D.C.

As for euthanasia, perhaps we just save that for “injection” into any politician that servers beyond the point that they lose sight of their function and turn into members of the “club” leaving their constituents as afterthoughts. Term limits comes to mind. But, that got euthanasized long ago.

]]> By: Dave http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2007/02/27/could-there-be-light-at-the-end-of-chryslers-tunnel/comment-page-1/#comment-14101 Dave Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:55:20 +0000 http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2007/02/27/could-there-be-light-at-the-end-of-chryslers-tunnel/#comment-14101 Social Security is both, and it would be no problem to fix it and fund it for a hundred years with very minor changes. Social Security is both, and it would be no problem to fix it and fund it for a hundred years with very minor changes.

]]> By: Dom Anghelone http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2007/02/27/could-there-be-light-at-the-end-of-chryslers-tunnel/comment-page-1/#comment-14099 Dom Anghelone Thu, 08 Mar 2007 00:52:37 +0000 http://www.allpar.com/weblogs/2007/02/27/could-there-be-light-at-the-end-of-chryslers-tunnel/#comment-14099 Hmmm, indeed. Social Security is a nice shell game. When they collect more in taxes than they pay out in benefits, they send the surplus to the Treasure in turn for IOUs (Treasury Bills). The Treasury spends that surplus on current needs while SS counts the IOUs as a fund. The IOUs are not a fund but a claim on future general revenue from taxes. So, future Social Security benefits will be paid from both FICA taxes and general revenue (Income taxes). No wonder that young people are beginning to look favorably upon euthanasia. Hmmm, indeed. Social Security is a nice shell game. When they collect more in taxes than they pay out in benefits, they send the surplus to the Treasure in turn for IOUs (Treasury Bills). The Treasury spends that surplus on current needs while SS counts the IOUs as a fund.

The IOUs are not a fund but a claim on future general revenue from taxes. So, future Social Security benefits will be paid from both FICA taxes and general revenue (Income taxes).

No wonder that young people are beginning to look favorably upon euthanasia.

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