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From: z@rocksvax.FUN (Jim Ziobro)
Newsgroups: net.consumers
Subject: Re: The Hidden Costs of Smoking
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Date: Sat, 25-Jan-86 16:09:00 EST
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Posted: Sat Jan 25 16:09:00 1986
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A common fallacy is to believe Social Security is a "savings plan."

The money us young kids are putting into SS is paying for retirement
and health care of those who need it NOW.  If any of us young kids die
early or if any of those old folks get sick then very simply we will pay
more.

It isn't too bad if these old folks stick around a little longer as long
as they don't get sick.  If they are healthy then most of their SS check
gets recycled into the economy.  As long as they can get around they are
probably doing good things for society like watching the neighborhood
while us young kids are at work supporting them.

I think most doctors would admit that they would be less willing to
"pour" money into an 85 year old body vs. a 65 year old body that might
be suffering from lung-cancer.  The 85 year old body simply could not take
the trauma of any intense medical operation.

//Z\\
James M. Ziobro
Ziobro.Henr@Xerox.COM
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