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<font size=3>Not a chance of that happening, SS is the deadly third rail
of politics, and with so many baby-boomers retiring, it would be a death
sentence for ANY administration, and they all know it.<br>
The idea of it being the incendiary issue setting of reform, yes, it
might just be the ticket, especially if it resulted in theft of
identities, and cash loss from banking accounts. There would be hell to
pay indeed!<br><br>
At 18:43 2/21/2006, you wrote:<br>
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</font><font size=3>So until major dataloss incident, that can not
be covered up, flows out onto the street and people scream for preventive
measures, don't hold your breath. Something like a few billion being
scammed by the Russian mob doesn't even come close here. Hell, the US
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) took a $4 billion loss and nary
batted an eyeball, (like how many of us heard of it?) so if they're not
blinking at a few billion, what DOES constitute as a major
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</font><font size=2 color="#800000">Hmmm...millions of seniors living on
Social Security getting 'hacked' might constitute a major incident that
would bring about change. But, if it happens under this WH, all it will
be seen as is an excuse to scrap Social Security.<br>
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