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Originally Posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I would hope some of that money would come back. But I can't disagree with your projection. All I can say is it wasn't supposed to work that way in theory - that assumptions were made which didn't pan out. (Which kind of underlines my dislike of HCReform, but that's another discussion. And yes, I understand you probably disagree with the argument Reagan's people ever had any true belief the money would be paid back to SS.)
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I don't know if I disagree or not. What assumptions didn't pan out? Do you think Reagan's people assumed we would grow our way out of deficits -- that somehow, people's desire to have the gov't do shit for them would lessen after a sustained economic boom? Or did he assume that someone else would fix his mess (e.g., Clinton)?
