In reference to the
humorous excerpt from Bush's Social Security talk that Kos shared with us. This is all from the transcript of the same
talk:
- "So, to give you an example, in 2027, the system will be $200 billion short. In other words, they collect X amount of payroll taxes, but because baby boomers like me are living longer and have been promised greater benefits, we're $200 billion short that year -- that year. And the next year is bigger than $200 billion. In 3037 [sic], it's like $300 billion."
- "Now, there's some rules, and it's important for you to know the rules. One, you can't take your money that you set aside in the personal account and go to the race track." (Applause.)
- "All ideas are on the table except running up the payroll tax. And I don't care whether it's a Democrat idea, Republican idea, independent idea, I'm interested in ideas."
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From the 3rd Presidential debate:
KERRY:"And, like Franklin Roosevelt*, I don't care whether an idea is a Republican idea or a Democrat idea. I just care whether it works for America and whether it's going to make us stronger." )
(*One has to admire Bush's gumption in invoking the philosophy of the man who created Social Security to help destroy it.)