Candidates debate - memories from the past

mikeber · 10-08-2008, 04:13 PM

As I was watching the last debate, I remembered the past debates between G.W. Bush and democratic candidates.
There was a point that for some reason is not discussed in the present elections at all: our Social Security...
Does anyone remember how Bush advocated privatization of Social Security? Not a word about it now. Strange...
Poor Richard S. Fuld Jr., chairman and chief executive of Lehman Brothers was once hopeful he could get a (small) portion of the Social Security. Just a tiny itzy bitzy portion, linked to a tiny bonus... He and few other fellow investors must be disappointed...

yustr · 10-08-2008, 04:22 PM

A bold face attempt to do to SS what they successfully did with retirement accounts in the 1980's. I guess Ronald Reagan's puppet strings were tied a little tighter than Bush's.

10-08-2008, 04:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
mikeber Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 75 OS: Win XP	Candidates debate - memories from the past As I was watching the last debate, I remembered the past debates between G.W. Bush and democratic candidates. There was a point that for some reason is not discussed in the present elections at all: our Social Security... Does anyone remember how Bush advocated privatization of Social Security? Not a word about it now. Strange... Poor Richard S. Fuld Jr., chairman and chief executive of Lehman Brothers was once hopeful he could get a (small) portion of the Social Security. Just a tiny itzy bitzy portion, linked to a tiny bonus... He and few other fellow investors must be disappointed...

10-08-2008, 04:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
yustr Asst. Manager, The Conversation Pit Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut shore Posts: 6,049 OS: XP Pro My System	Re: Candidates debate - memories from the past A bold face attempt to do to SS what they successfully did with retirement accounts in the 1980's. I guess Ronald Reagan's puppet strings were tied a little tighter than Bush's. __________________ If there are lawyers or politicians involved, logic may be a very poor tool for reaching a conclusion.