[LPGa Executive Committee] October ExComm Meeting

[Allen Buckley]

I thought at least one person would say that

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.

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.

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

The next best thing to do is to try to reform them in a responsible 
manner, which neither of the major parties will do

Pure (but not pragmatic) v. pragmatic; I'll go with the latter

On 10/16/2019 6:05 PM, Monds, John H. wrote:
> 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.
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> *From: *"Allen Buckley via Lpgaexcomm" <lpgaexcomm at lists.lpgeorgia.com>
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> *Cc: *"Allen Buckley" <ab at allenbuckleylaw.com>
> *Sent: *Friday, October 11, 2019 1:21:31 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [LPGa Executive Committee] October ExComm Meeting
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> Here's an easy-to-read summary of the Financial Sanity Act
>
> On 10/11/2019 12:50 PM, Ryan Graham via Lpgaexcomm wrote:
>
>     Hey Team,
>
>     Just wanted to send along a couple of things prior to our meeting
>     next Monday at 7PM:
>
>      1. Agenda:
>         https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Z5xr2ko-ORp_epGgIvSyZRJ-7ZZlrcYpKFf4mt0eEXM/edit?usp=sharing
>
>      2. 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.
>         https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jsNyvWNh21yUEGxv3-vxciRf55n_nefCjOrdQ_-QCyw/edit?usp=sharing
>
>      3. 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 signup is here
>         <https://doodle.com/poll/a9zspgxmkyb9mh2a?fbclid=IwAR0S6rdYwxb-wILndUXNdeByPO9s4mW9AQZTJmOlvUApS9v-wXvDYapWtsI>
>         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.
>
>     -- 
>     In Liberty,
>     Ryan Graham
>     Chair, Libertarian Party of Georgia
>
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