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Re:The Broken Promise of Retirement by smitty1e on Sunday June 27, 2021 @04:08PM (#27654827)
> “Guaranteed Retirement Account” (GRA), a system of federal retirement savings accounts

Given Social Security, not only as a concept, but how it has been used as a piggy bank by a spendthrift Congress, the likelihood that a GRA would suffer a similar result is close to certain.

"Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys."--P.J. O'Rourke

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Re:The Broken Promise of Retirement by themodelplumber on Sunday June 27, 2021 @04:10PM (#27654844)
Just speaking from experience here: One P.J. O'Rourke quote and I'm off to where the minds are open--nothing personal.
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Re:The Broken Promise of Retirement by smitty1e on Sunday June 27, 2021 @10:05PM (#27657370)
Ejecting at the mere sight of a quote does not seem a hallmark of open-mindedness, but have fun wherever you light.
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