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<p>I thought at least one person would say that</p>
<p>I'm trying to be realistic and practical, and move the LP in that
direction, since the two major parties are leading us to financial
collapse.</p>
<p>You're not going to get rid of these programs. Try telling the
guy/gal who is age 64 that they'll no longer be entitled to these
things. Social Security was paid into for decades. A significant
percent of seniors live off only Social Security. Since its a
pay-as-you-go system, stopping contributions cuts of benefits to
existing payees.<br>
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<p>There is no way that the money can be repaid (even without
interest), even with closing all the foreign bases and making
other realistic savings <br>
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<p>The next best thing to do is to try to reform them in a
responsible manner, which neither of the major parties will do</p>
<p>Pure (but not pragmatic) v. pragmatic; I'll go with the latter<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/16/2019 6:05 PM, Monds, John H.
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<div>Allen please correct me if I am mistaken. Is the goal
of your plan to make social security more financially
sustainable? If that is the case, I could never support
it. SS should never have been implemented and should be
abolished. How we could possibly get there would be a
better use of your financial genius than trying to save
it. We as Libertarians must offer solutions that are
consistent with what we believe and not look to just gain
more popularity or votes. Now if a plan called for a
reduction in Defense spending from closing bases around
the world and using those savings to eliminate those on SS
rolls by paying back their contributions or using
mortality rates to give them lumpsum payoffs maybe that
would be something to work with. I just do not think
tweaking the language is going to make it any better. I am
for full freedom not freedom light.</div>
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<b>Cc: </b>"Allen Buckley" <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ab@allenbuckleylaw.com"><ab@allenbuckleylaw.com></a><br>
<b>Sent: </b>Friday, October 11, 2019 1:21:31 PM<br>
<b>Subject: </b>Re: [LPGa Executive Committee] October
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<p>Here's an easy-to-read summary of the Financial Sanity
Act<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 10/11/2019 12:50 PM, Ryan
Graham via Lpgaexcomm wrote:<br>
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<p>Hey Team,</p>
<p>Just wanted to send along a couple of things prior to
our meeting next Monday at 7PM:</p>
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<li>Agenda: <a
href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z5xr2ko-ORp_epGgIvSyZRJ-7ZZlrcYpKFf4mt0eEXM/edit?usp=sharing"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z5xr2ko-ORp_epGgIvSyZRJ-7ZZlrcYpKFf4mt0eEXM/edit?usp=sharing</a> </li>
<li>Please review the following resolution being put
forward by Allen Buckley. It addresses our support
for getting the federal budget under control, by
targeting a program that is one of the worst
offenders. Please be prepared to discuss on the call
and potentially vote. <a
href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jsNyvWNh21yUEGxv3-vxciRf55n_nefCjOrdQ_-QCyw/edit?usp=sharing"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jsNyvWNh21yUEGxv3-vxciRf55n_nefCjOrdQ_-QCyw/edit?usp=sharing</a> </li>
<li>Not meeting related, but Atlanta PRIDE is THIS
WEEKEND! If you'd like to help out with tabling
and/or the parade, let us know. You can respond to
this email with any questions. Tabling is all day
Saturday and Sunday and the <a
href="https://doodle.com/poll/a9zspgxmkyb9mh2a?fbclid=IwAR0S6rdYwxb-wILndUXNdeByPO9s4mW9AQZTJmOlvUApS9v-wXvDYapWtsI"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">signup is
here</a> if you'd like to let us know when you'll
be there. We will be meeting near the Civic Center
MARTA station on Sunday morning at 9:30 to start
preparing for the parade. Doug Craig is donating the
use of his flatbed truck.</li>
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font-size: 12pt;"> Ryan Graham</span><br>
<span style="font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;
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